Pakistan flood: one third of pakistan submerged, devastating floods in Pakistan have engulfed one third of the country
One-third of Pakistan has been submerged. For this reason, there is now a danger of more food crisis.
Abhilasha 
Devastating floods in Pakistan have engulfed a third of the country. One-third of Pakistan has been submerged. For this reason, there is now a danger of more food crisis.
Devastating floods in Pakistan have engulfed a third of the country. One-third of Pakistan has been submerged. The satellite image of the European Space Agency (ESA) clearly shows how the rains and floods have caused havoc. Recently, in the picture released by NASA, it was revealed that the Indus river has made a 100 km wide lake.
Disaster after flood
According to CNN, severe floods in Pakistan are at risk of creating multiple disasters and dwindling food supplies as water has destroyed millions of acres of crops and engulfed thousands of livestock. According to ESA photos on 30 August, torrential rainfall 10 times higher than normal has caused the Indus river to overflow, creating a long lake several kilometers wide.
Food crisis in Pakistan
Pakistan is facing food and health crisis due to unprecedented floods. According to a CNN report, 27 million people in the country did not have enough food before the floods, according to Charity Action Against Hunger. For this reason, there is now a danger of more food crisis. Inflation is also on the sky in Pakistan, due to which people are facing more problems.
"Our priority right now is to help rescue and rescue people as the water continues to rise," said Saleh Saeed, chief executive of the disaster emergency committee of a UK-based aid organisation. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif had said on August 30 that people are facing food shortage and the prices of vegetables and commodities like tomatoes, onions are skyrocketing. He said, 'I have to arrange food for my people. He cannot stay hungry.
