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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Lizzy Davies

Urgent aid appeal launched as satellite images show a third of Pakistan underwater

A flooded residential area after heavy monsoon rains in Sindh province, where aid workers are facing huge challenges to reach those in need.
A flooded residential area after heavy monsoon rains in Sindh province, where aid workers are facing huge challenges to reach those in need. Photograph: Husnain Ali/AFP/Getty Images

Aid workers have appealed for urgent donations to fight the “absolutely devastating” impact of flooding in Pakistan, as new satellite images appeared to confirm that a third of the country is now underwater.

As the UK’s Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) launched an appeal to raise funds for the 33 million people affected, the European Space Agency released stark images based on data captured by its Copernicus satellite.

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