of so called quiet quitting ? thousands of people in areas at risk of flooding in pakistan have been told to evacuate their homes. aid agencies say floods could develop into one of the country s worst disasters as the heaviest monsoon rains in decades continue. nearly a thousand people have died sincejune, while thousands more have been displaced. southern pakistan has been hardest hit by the rains particularly sindh province. it has received nearly eight times its average rainfall for august. rivers have also burst their banks in the north west khyber pa ktunkwa province. our correspondent pumza fihlani reports from sindh. swathes of land across southern pakistan have been turned into islands. the rains have been unforgiving, and the water is still trapped between people s homes. homes, roads and infrastructure have been destroyed, and some villages completely isolated. this week authorities issued fresh warnings for people to get to higher ground. families left with what
thousands of people in areas at risk of flooding in pakistan have been told to evacuate their homes. aid agencies say floods could develop into one of the country s worst disasters as the heaviest monsoon rains in decades continue. nearly a thousand people have died sincejune, while thousands more have been displaced. southern pakistan has been hardest hit by the rains, particularly sindh province. it has received nearly eight times its average rainfall for august. rivers have also burst their banks in the north west khyber pa ktunkwa province. our correspondent, pumza fihlani, reports from sindh. swathes of land across southern pakistan have been turned into islands. the rains have been unforgiving, and the water is still trapped between people s homes. homes, roads and infrastructure have been destroyed, and some villages completely isolated. this week authorities issued fresh warnings for people to get to higher ground. for some, that meant beside a road. families left wit
blasting off, ourfirst step in the return to the moon for the first time in 50 years. europe s biggest carnival returns to the streets of london after a three year break due to the pandemic. and curating covid new zealand s national museum preserves a collection of items reflecting the country s response to the pandemic. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in pakistan where more than 1,000 people have now died in floods described by the country s foreign minister as a catastrophe. bilawal bhutto zardari told the bbc the disaster was on a scale he has never seen before. pakistan s government has issued a fresh appeal for more international aid. heavy rains have caused flooding sincejune, overwhelming rivers. around one sixth of the population are said to have been affected, with millions left homeless. officials in the southern province of sindh are warning that more floods and landslides are likely there, as waters come down
this will be blasting off, our first step in the return to the moon for the first time in 50 years. legacy of covid the new zealand museum collection recording the country s response to the pandemic. and europe s biggest carnival returns to the streets of london after a three year break due to the pandemic. welcome to bbc news. we begin in pakistan, where more than 1,000 people have now died in floods described by the country s foreign minister as a catastrophe. bilawal bhutto zardari told the bbc the disaster was on a scale he has never seen before. pakistan s government has issued a fresh appeal for more international aid. heavy rains have caused flooding sincejune overwhelming rivers. around one sixth of the population are said to have been affected with millions left homeless. officials in the southern province of sindh are warning that more floods and landslides are likely there, as waters come downstream. 0ur correspondent pumza fihlani has the latest. local aid a