Pakistan pleads for international help as one third of the country underwater

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Rapid flash floods have destroyed more than 3,000 kilometers of road, 130 bridges and 495,000 homes have been damaged, according to NDMA’s latest situation report, making access to flooded areas even more difficult. Flooding and severe rains has killed at least 1,136 people, including 386 children, and left 1,634 more injured since mid-June, the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) said Monday, as the unrelenting rain raised fears of more fatalities to come. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif joined in relief efforts over the weekend, dropping off supplies from a helicopter in areas difficult to reach by boat or land, according to videos from his office. “Visiting flood affected areas and meeting people. The magnitude of the calamity is bigger than estimated,” Sharif said in a tweet on Saturday. “Times demand that we come together as one nation in support of our people facing this calamity. Let us rise above our differences and stand by our people who need us today.” After meeting with ambassadors and diplomats in Islamabad on Friday, he called for help from the international community.
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