Pakistan Government: "Flood Damage, 30 Million Displaced... National Emergency"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Seoyul] The Pakistani government has declared a national emergency as the number of flood victims from the worst monsoon rainy season reaches 30 million.

On the 26th (local time), according to Pakistani media such as Dawn, Sherry Rehman, Pakistan's Minister of Climate Change, reported the recent scale of flood damage the day before, stating, "This is a national emergency," and emphasized the need to respond accordingly.

Minister Sherry Rehman described it as an "unprecedented monsoon rainy season," noting, "Rainfall in Sindh province in the southeast this month is 784% higher than the average." She added, "Southern Pakistan is almost submerged," and explained, "About 30 million people are homeless." Pakistan's population is approximately 230 million. She stressed that this flood situation is a large-scale humanitarian disaster.

However, the damage figures presented by Minister Rehman differ from those of international organizations. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), as of the previous day, about 3 million people in Pakistan have been affected by the floods, and 184,000 are staying in relief facilities.

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