BBCNEWS BBC News July 7, 2024
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 1,000 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. 0ur correspondent pumza fihlani reports...