Despite being responsible for less than one percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, Pakistan faces heightened vulnerability to extreme weather events.
There were at least 144 deaths in thunderstorms and house collapses due to heavy rains in what the report said was the "wettest April since 1961". / Photo: AP Archive
There were at least 144 deaths in thunderstorms and house collapses due to heavy rains in what the report said was the"wettest April since 1961". "Climate change is a major factor that is influencing the erratic weather patterns in our region," Zaheer Ahmad Babar, spokesperson for the Pakistan Meteorological Department, said of the report.
The largest death toll was reported in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 84 people died, including 38 children, and more than 3,500 homes were damaged. "Despite significant aid efforts, 9.6 million children were still in need of humanitarian assistance in flood-affected areas by December 2023," it said.
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