DADU:
On Thursday, a surge of water flowed down the Indus river, adding to the destruction in the country, a third of which is already under water from a calamity attributed to climate change. Sindh braced for additional flooding.
At least 1,191 people, including 399 children, have died in floods brought on by record monsoon rains and melting glaciers in northern Himalayas.
Since the start of the rescue attempt, the military reported on Thursday that it has rescued some 50,000 people, including 1,000 by air.
For assistance in addressing what it has dubbed a "unprecedented climate catastrophe," the UN has made a request for $160 million. Britain committed $17 million in relief on Thursday.
As water expected to enter the province from flooding in the north over the next few days, Sindh provincial government spokesman Murtaza Wahab told Reuters, "We're on high alert."
According to Wahab, the Indus is predicted to swell at a rate of about 600,000 cubic feet (17,000 cu m) every second, putting its flood defences to the test.
Pakistan experienced 390.7mm of rain in the June to August quarter, about 190% more than the country's 30-year normal (15.38 inches).
The heaviest devastated region is Sindh, which has a population of 50 million and received 466% more rain than the 30-year normal.
With only sporadic patches of trees or elevated roadways to break the surface of the murky flood waters, certain regions of the province resemble an inland sea.
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"No Help,"
Numerous families have taken refuge on roadways, which for many of them are the only dry land in sight. On Thursday, villagers raced to greet a Reuters news team travelling by a road close to the town of Dadu, pleading for food or other help.
Many are making their way to urban areas like Karachi, which has so far avoided flooding.
"We are travelling to Karachi to visit our relatives after losing our home to flooding and storms. The 50-year-old Allah Bakash left with his family and possessions piled onto a truck, saying, "No one has come to help us.
The floods destroyed infrastructure, roads, businesses, and residences. Around two million acres (810,000 hectares) of farmland have been flooded, and standing and stored crops have been destroyed.
According to the government, 15% of the 220 million inhabitants in the country, or 33 million individuals, have been impacted.
According to the National Disaster Management Authority, 480,030 individuals have been driven from their homes and are being cared for in camps, but even those who were not forcibly removed fear danger.
Villagers in Sindh's flooded regions endure hunger and snakes to safeguard their land.
The most severe floods in Pakistan's recent history has put more than three million children at risk of starvation, waterborne infections, and drowning, according to the UN agency for children.
More than 6.4 million people, according to the World Health Organization, require immediate humanitarian assistance.
Aid has begun to come, mostly from China, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates, aboard flights carrying food, tents, and medications.
Aid organisations have urged the government to open a largely closed border that has served as a front line of conflict between the two nuclear-armed foes for decades in order to permit food shipments from the neighbouring country of India.
Foreign Minister Liz Truss of the UK stated on Thursday that the nation's pledge of £15 million ($17.35 million) would be used to safeguard women and girls, provide water and sanitation, and build housing.
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Pakistan South braces for deluge from swollen northern river.
South Pakistan Braces for Surge of flood water flowing from north.
Sindh braces for surgeof flood water flowing from north.
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