Floods in Pakistan have killed over 1,600 people, it has also caused damage worth around 30 billion dollars and to make matters worse according to the World Bank between six and nine million Pakistanis are said to be dragged into poverty.

WION Climate Tracker | World Bank: Catastrophic floods drag nine million Pakistanis into poverty

Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rainfall continuing to wreak havoc across much of Sudan. According to the United Nations, the downpour which started earlier than normal this year affected at least 258,000 people and left tens of thousands of acres of land flooded.

WION Climate Tracker: Floods affect 258,000, submerges thousands of acres of land

The year 2022 is the year of breaking records. The latest record which has been broken is after 164 years when Sydney recorded its wettest year with almost three months of the year still to go.

WION Climate Tracker: Sydney experienced 2200 millimetres of rain this year

Recent incidents of flash floods in West Bengal and people drowning in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan have claimed at least 13 people, and several others are missing, as the five-day-long Durga Pooja festival comes to an end.

India: 13 killed, several missing during Durga idol immersion in UP, Rajasthan, and West Bengal 

Floods in Pakistan have killed more than 1,600 people. It has also caused damage worth around 30 billion dollars. To make matters worse, waterborne diseases are also on the rise due to stagnant water.

WION Climate Tracker | Pakistan: Citizens suffer from water-borne diseases

Hurricane Ian has battered Florida, leaving towns flooded, and residents stranded in their homes without electricity. Reports say at least 2 million homes and businesses are currently without electricity. Priyanka Sharma brings you a report.

Gravitas: Hurricane Ian batters Florida

From Internally displaced flood-affected people in Pakistan taking refuge to Russians arriving in Georgia, here are some impactful images from around the world on 28 September 2022.

World in Pictures: Internally displaced flood-affected people in Pak; Russians arrive in Georgia

Senegal, like other countries in the west and central Africa region, has recorded above-normal rainfall in recent weeks that has unleashed destructive floods. The deluge has breached a meters-wide gap on the banks of Senegal’s pink lake and washed away thousands of dollars worth of salt mounds gathered on the shores. The lake is one of the country’s most-visited sites and is under consideration as a 'UNESCO' world heritage site.

World of Africa: Senegal's revered pink lake breached

Pakistan's devastating floods have suspended railway operations in the Sindh and Balochistan provinces. Thousands of porters and vendors who derived their income from trains are struggling to make ends meet. Mariam Wardak gets you a report.

South Asia Diary: Pakistan's railway network paralysed by floods

Floods have ruined crops and homes across Pakistan, leaving many of the country's poor struggling to restart their lives. Floodwater covered a third of the land, affecting 33 million people and creating an estimated $10 billion in damage.

WION Climate Tracker: Farmers in Pakistan struggle to make ends meet amid flooding

"We are talking to friends, donors, and agencies for assistance. There is a shortage of basic amenities due to floods", says Pakistan's Finance Minister Miftah Ismail while speaking to WION's Anas Mallick on Pakistan's worsening liquidity situation due to floods.

'There is a shortage of basic amenities due to floods', says Pak FM Miftah Ismail

Despite resumption of IMF program, Pakistan is still reeling under dollar liquidity crunch while floods have aggravated the situation. In New York at the UNGA, WION's correspondent Anas Malik spoke to Pakistan's finance minister on the country's financial stability.

Exclusive: Pak finance minister speaks on trade with India, says will look into options

Pakistan now faces a new challenge in addition to the ongoing floods that have severely damaged its infrastructure and claimed well over a thousand lives. Flood-ravaged regions of the nation are reeling under the threat of flood-borne diseases like malaria.

After declining aid, Pakistan considers importing mosquito nets from India amid malaria outbreak

Floods in Nigeria have killed at least 300 people this year and the situation could worsen due to heavy rainfall and the effects of excess water from a dam in Cameroon that will affect 14 Nigerian states, the disaster management agency said.

Drone captures the extent of Nigeria's deadly floods

From people taking refuge at a makeshift camp in Pakistan to Thailand International Culinary Cup in Bangkok, here are some impactful images from around the world on 21 September 2022.

World in Pictures: People take refuge at a makeshift camp in Pak; Thailand International Culinary Cup

Pakistan officials have said they're at risk of losing control of the spread of infections in the country this after an intense Monsoon inundated large parts of Pakistan. The rampant spread of water-borne diseases is making the situation worse in Pakistan.

WION Climate Tracker: Waterborne diseases rise in flood-hit Pakistan, death toll rises to 318

On Sunday (September 18), thousands of people were in shelters as the strong typhoon Nanmadol moved towards the area, prompting authorities to urge nearly three million people to evacuate.

Trains and flights halted as Japan prepares for typhoon Nanmadol, thousands in shelter  

"We have not sought help from India. We are helping our people and many have come forward to help Pakistan. Relief and rescue operations are underway," Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said over the flood situation in the country.

'We have not sought help from India', says Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto

During the night time, the central Italian region of Marche was hit by deadly torrential rain and floods. It killed at least 10 people and several others went missing.

WION Climate Tracker | Flood sweeps through several Italian towns

Pakistan is scrambling to deliver aid and save lives as the death toll from record-breaking floods keeps rising. Health officials say scores of cases of dengue have also been reported from flood affected areas.

Pakistan floods death toll nears 1,500

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has urged support for flood-hit Pakistan. He has blamed the situation on climate change and said, 'never seen climate carnage on this scale'.

WION Climate Tracker: UN Chief Guterres urges support for flood-hit Pakistan

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres is on a 2-day visit to Pakistan after flash floods ravaged and submerged one-third of the country. The visit that began on Friday is expected to boost global support for the millions of victims affected by the floods.

WION Climate Tracker: UN Chief Guterres urges international community to help Pakistan

#PakistanFloods2022 Death toll tops 1300 Over 3 million children at risk 650,000 pregnant women in dire need of care UNESCO site #MohejoDaro battered Climate Change or a deadly man-made disaster? Watch Pakistan: Flood Fury

WION WIDEANGLE | PAKISTAN FLOOD FURY

What we are witnessing in Pakistan right now is nothing short of a climate disaster. At the start of the year, a week of record-breaking heat in Spain resulted in a wave of forest fires, after which the US witnessed a ‘bomb cyclone’ that bought heavy snow and strong winds with it and now Pakistan is underwater.

Deforestation, lack of urban planning, global warming - real reason behind Pakistan floods

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