Pakistan flooding claims over 1000 lives, Australian diaspora comes together to help victims
Displaced people carry belongings after they salvaged usable items from their flood-hit home as they wade through a flooded area in Jaffarabad, a district of Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Officials say flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and displaced thousands more since mid-June. (AP Photo/Zahid Hussain) Source: AP / Zahid Hussain/AP
The Pakistani government has declared a state of emergency after heavy monsoons and flash flooding killed 1,000 people. Members of the Pakistani diaspora in Australia are mobilising supplies to distribute to the worst affected areas as the prime minister appeals for international assistance.
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