Pakistan faces the risk of fresh flooding and more deaths, after heavy heavy rain triggered by climate change submerged by one third of the country and killing more than 1,500 people.
Although the waters have begun to recede in several areas, the authorities are worried about heavy rain in some parts of Indian neighbors can swell rivers -key rivers in Pakistan. Provincial Disaster Management Authority has suggested that people be evacuated from several regions of Pakistan to avoid losing property and more lives.
The river has not yet seen an increase in water levels, the Pakistani meteorological department website was shown on Saturday.
Climate Disasters in South Asian countries – have staggered from the drained currency reserves and the highest inflation in several decades – has caused damage of $ 30 billion and affects 33 million, more than the Australian population. This country has only avoided default after international monetary fund assistance. Bonds have reached the lowest since mid -July, while Rupees are near the lowest record.
“The impact of the flood economy is the main source of concern for global investors,” said Abdul Kadir Hussain, Head of Fixed Revenue Asset Management at Arqaam Capital Ltd. Follow the IMF loan, he said. In addition, political uncertainty continues in the country, said Hussain.
When the country struggled to provide assistance to millions of people affected by the flood, the political atmosphere was still charged. Former Prime Minister Imran Khan received a rare public criticism from the Army after he accused the government to postpone the election until a newly appointed Army Head. Mr Khan, who was overthrown in April and called for an initial election, also faced many legal challenges that were at risk of triggering street protests.
The focus remains on the disaster. Scientists say climate change makes peak rainfall in the provinces of Sindh and Balochistan Pakistan 75% more intense than in the world without warming. The heat waves in India and Pakistan earlier this year, were also triggered by climate change, worsening floods, according to world weather attribution, a scientific group that studied the relationship between extreme weather events and climate change.
The Indian weather office predicts monsoon rain in some parts of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir until Tuesday. However, the overall situation in Pakistan improved. Some areas must be clean from flooding in two to three weeks, but can take three months in several places, the office of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in return for Bloomberg’s question.
