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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Environment
Abid Hussain

Pakistan declares national emergency as flood toll nears 1,000

At least half a million homes have been damaged, roads washed away, and nearly 150 bridges destroyed across Pakistan [Arshad Butt/AP Photo]

Islamabad, Pakistan – The government has declared devastating floods a “national emergency” after nearly 1,000 people died and more than 30 million are “badly affected” as monsoon rains continue to lash the South Asian nation.

At least 937 people have died since mid-June, including 343 children, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), with large swaths of the southwestern province of Balochistan remaining submerged, bringing back the memory of the devastating 2010 floods.

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