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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Environment
Faras Ghani, Z Abbas

Pakistan’s farmers battle floods, debt and climate-driven crisis

Locals prepare their land for farming after floodwater receded, in Mirpur Khas district, Sindh province, Pakistan, October 10, 2022. According to disaster management authorities, about 160 bridges and 5,000km (3,200 miles) of roads were destroyed or damaged, 3.5 million acres of crops affected [Rehan Khan/EPA]

Islamabad, Pakistan – As a new wave of cloudbursts, monsoon rains and floods cause havoc across Pakistan, Iqbal Solangi sits in his small house in the southern coastal city of Karachi, feeling the pain of those who lost their loved ones, land and livestock.

Since late June, a heavier-than-usual monsoon, followed by floods and landslides, has killed more than 800 people, damaged at least 7,225 houses, and washed away over 5,500 livestock in addition to the widespread destruction of crops across the country.

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