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UN chief appeals for ‘massive’ help as flood-hit Pakistan puts losses at $30bn

Countries most responsible for climate crisis must ‘end war with nature’, says António GuterresThe UN secretary-general, António Guterres, has said the world owes impoverished Pakistan “massive” help in recovering from the summer’s devastating floods b…

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Rich countries caused Pakistan’s catastrophic flooding. Their response? Inertia and apathy | Mustafa Nawaz Khokar

If Cop27 fails to bring the major polluters to heel, the global south will be forced to act on its ownMustafa Nawaz Khokar is a senator in PakistanWhat we’ve witnessed this summer in Pakistan is nothing short of a climate catastrophe. First came the ea…

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Urgent aid appeal launched as satellite images show a third of Pakistan underwater

Humanitarian workers expect conditions to worsen as monsoon rains continue and say millions face a terrible winterAid workers have appealed for urgent donations to fight the “absolutely devastating” impact of flooding in Pakistan, as new satellite imag…

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Health officials warn of major outbreaks of disease after severe floods in Pakistan

Diarrhoea and malaria cases spread, with risk of dysentery and cholera, as millions of displaced people forced to drink flood waterHealth officials have warned of large-scale outbreaks of disease in Pakistan after severe flooding displaced millions of …

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