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it s 7:00 in the morning in singapore, and 4am 5am in pakistan where the government says a third of the country is now under water. millions of homes are now destroyed and much of its richest farmland is now flooded. the disaster has killed over 1,100 people and affected 33 million and the catastrophe isn t over water is still surging down the indus river and will flood the low lying sindh province even further over the next few days. latest reports say 45% of the country s cotton crop has been washed away. pumza fihlani reports from the city of sakur. a moment of quiet in the middle of chaos. inside a crowded hall, families that have been displaced by the floods in northern pakistan have found temporary refuge. for many, it was a narrow escape. translation: our houses have collapsed because - of the floods. we had a home and it was enough for us. now all our belongings are buried under 12 13 feet of water. when i left with my children, i saw my house collapse. the ....
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin in south asia. a third of pakistan is underwater. that s according to the country s climate change minister, who called the devastation caused by extensive flooding a crisis of unimaginable proportions. at least 1,000 people have been killed, and 33 million are affected. that s 1 in every 7 pakistanis. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected but mountainous regions in khyber pakhtunkhwa have also been badly hit. 0ur correspondent pumza filhani sent this report from the city of sukkur. a moment of quiet in the middle of chaos. inside a crowded hall, families that have been displaced by the floods in northern pakistan have found temporary refuge. for many, it was a narrow escape. translation: our houses have collapsed because - of the floods. we had a home and it was enough for us. now all our belongings are buried under 12 13 feet of water. when i left with my childre ....
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a third of pakistan is underwater. that s according to the country s climate change minister, who called the devastation caused by extensive flooding a crisis of unimaginable proportions . at least 1,000 people have been killed, and 33 million are affected. that s one in every seven pakistanis. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected, but mountainous regions have also been badly hit. 0ur correspondent pumza filhani sent this report. a moment of quiet in the middle of chaos. inside a crowded hall, families that have been displaced by the floods in northern pakistan have found temporary refuge. for many, it was a narrow escape. translation: our houses have collapsed because - of the floods. we had a home and it was enough for us. now all our belongings are buried under 12 13 feet of water. when i left with my children, i saw my house collapse. the rivers are swelling, and all ....
a third of pakistan is underwater. that s according to the country s climate change minister, who called the devastation caused by extensive flooding a crisis of unimaginable proportions . at least 1,000 people have been killed, and 33 million are affected. that s one in every seven pakistanis. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected, but mountainous regions have also been badly hit. 0ur correspondent pumza filhani sent this report. a moment of quiet in the middle of chaos. inside a crowded hall, families that have been displaced by the floods in northern pakistan have found temporary refuge. for many, it was a narrow escape. translation: our houses have collapsed because - of the floods. we had a home and it was enough for us. now all our belongings are buried under 12 13 feet of water. when i left with my children, i saw my house collapse. the rivers are swelling, and all many can do is stand and watch. the raging floods and mudslides ....
the united nations is leading a global appeal to help pakistan cope with the devastating floods which have left a third of the country under water and killed more than 1,100 people. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected but mountainous regions in the north west have also been badly hit. the crisis is not over yet as heavy rain continues and water surges down the indus river. sean dilley reports. in some parts of pakistan, it s been relentless. more than 33 million people have been affected by flooding in the country s heaviest rain for more than a decade. this year s monsoon season has claimed well over 1,100 lives since june. more than 3,500 kilometres of road have been damaged, and over 993,000 homes, too. in the northern city of sukkur, temporary retreat for families washed out of their homes. translation: our houses have i collapsed because of the floods. we had a home and it was enough for us. now all our belongings are buri ....