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Over 1,000 dead in monsoon rains in Pakistan
More than 1,000 people have died from floods caused by the monsoon rains that began in June in Pakistan, according to the latest toll released by the National Disaster Management Authority on Sunday.
119 people died during the last 24 hours, bringing the total number to 1,033, while heavy rains are still falling on some parts of the country.
The floods affected more than 33 million people, a Pakistani out of seven, and destroyed about a million homes or caused severe damage, according to the government.
The floods damaged more than eighty thousand hectares of agricultural land, destroyed more than 3,400 km of roads, and swept 149 bridges.
Authorities say this year’s floods are comparable to the worst ever in 2010, when more than 2,000 people were killed and about a fifth of the country’s population was trapped.
The authorities consider that the cause of the massive and destructive rains is climate change, stressing that the country is unfairly affected by the repercussions of environmentally irresponsible practices around the world.
