Pakistan's monsoon rains have killed 1,391 UN Secretary-General to visit disaster-stricken areas
According to the latest data from the National Disaster Management Authority of Pakistan on September 8, the death toll in Pakistan due to monsoon rains has risen to 1,391 since mid-June.
In the past 24 hours, 36 more people have died across Pakistan in disasters related to torrential rains and floods.
The threat of flooding in Pakistan's Sindh province has not been eliminated, and the local government continues to evacuate people from flood-threatened areas.
After the dam of Lake Manchar, the largest freshwater lake in Pakistan's Sindh province, had a large breach on the 8th, the local government took the initiative to cut another breach and divert the lake water to the sparsely populated Indus River along the way to protect the other side of Lake Manchar. Two densely populated towns.
After the lake level drops, a gap will be made near the river to allow the lake to drain into the river, which will take about 10 to 15 days, according to local officials.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan on the 8th, on the 9th, the Secretary-General of the United Nations Guterres will pay a two-day visit to Pakistan.
According to a statement from Pakistan's foreign ministry, Guterres will travel to the areas most affected by the floods and interact with displaced families and first responders on the scene, while he will also oversee the UN's humanitarian response to support the Pakistani government's relief efforts and disaster relief work.
(Headquarters reporter Cui Ru)