Floods in Pakistan

Recent flash flooding in Pakistan has left a third of the country underwater, resulting in more than 1,100 casualties and causing an estimated $10 billion worth of damage. The aftermath of the ‘monster monsoon’ has swept away lives, homes, crops and bridges, with 33 million people impacted, and vast areas cut off from supplies and power. Britain and the international community need to respond, and the Labour Party should hold the government accountable for the inadequacy of its response so far.

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