Punjab floods submerge 2,000 villages, two million affected Hundreds of muddy tent camps now home to flood refugees Livelihoods washed away in the worst floods since 1988. Destroyed crops threaten food security and fuel inflation
CHINIOT, Pakistan, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Across the fertile plains of Pakistan’s Punjab, families are struggling to rebuild their lives after the worst flooding in decades swept away homes, destroyed crops, and drowned livestock.“Thirteen of my 15 acres are gone,” said Muhammad Amjad, 45, a rice and potato farmer in Chiniot, as he stood by submerged fields. “Our rice is completely destroyed. Women and children have evacuated.
Men are left guarding what remains.”
Source: reuters.com
