Floods in Pakistan, over 900 dead: it was an emergency

The situation in Pakistan is still very serious due to the flood that hit the country.

"A humanitarian crisis of epic proportions", defined the Pakistani government, which announced a state of emergency after the monsoon rains that have so far caused 937 deaths . There are 343 children among the victims.

The two regions most affected are Balochistan , cut off from the rest of the country after the collapse of the main railway bridge, built in 1880 and collapsed in the district of Bolan, and Sindh , where the new premier Bazziche Sharif visited to assist to rescue operations. Farrukh Taimur Ghilzai, managing director of the Pakistani Railways, said that "our tracks, embankments and construction sites in several places have been severely affected by the floods".

Thousands of people have been left homeless, and while the relief efforts are underway, the Pakistani Meteorological Department has forecast more rain in the coming hours .

(Unioneonline / D)