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Added on the 29/05/2023 17:04:20 - Copyright : AFP EN
UN chief Antonio Guterres calls for "massive investments" to help Pakistan recover from last year's devastating floods. "Rebuilding Pakistan in a resilient way will run in excess of 16 billion US dollars, and far more will be needed in the longer term," the UN's Secretary-General tells an international conference in Geneva, which is seeking billions of dollars in donor pledges and other support for the flood-hit country. SOUNDBITE
Rescuers from the Pakistan navy help residents in Dadu evacuate from their flooded homes, as large parts of southern Pakistan remain under water. More than 33 million people in Pakistan have been affected by the flooding, brought on by record monsoon rains amplified by climate change. The floods have caused at least 1,300 deaths and washed away homes, businesses, roads and bridges. IMAGES
At least 53 people are killed and 60 injured after heavy rain across northwest Pakistan and areas of Kashmir caused landslides and the roofs of dozens of homes to collapse. IMAGES of floods and flood damage in Peshawar
Images of the landslide and debris of houses in Petropolis, near Rio de Janeiro, after heavy rains left 4 dead in the disaster. A powerful storm in southeastern Brazil has killed at least thirteen people, most of them in the mountainous and northern region of Rio de Janeiro state. IMAGES
The United States calls on Pakistan to show restraint and for Afghanistan's Taliban to control extremists, after Islamabad carried out deadly strikes in border areas. SOUNDBITE
Images of flooded streets in Buenos Aires and its surroundings after a storm submerged parts of the Argentine capital, resulting in at least one death, flight delays, submerged vehicles, and business closures. IMAGES