Pakistan declares emergency in the face of calamitous floods Pakistan declares emergency in the face of calamitous floods
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2022
ISLAMABAD: Calling the incessant monsoon rains a “climate-inducted humanitarian crisis of epic proportions”, the Pakistan government on Thursday officially declared a ‘national emergency’ in light of the rain-induced floods which have so far killed 937 people, including 343 children, and left at least 30 million without shelter.