Pakistan: UN mobilizes efforts to assist people affected by torrential rains 

The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, is mobilizing resources and staff to scale up its assistance in Pakistan to support local communities and refugees in areas devastated by the catastrophic floods.

Some 33 million people have been affected by the weeks-long torrential monsoon rains and flooding in vast areas that have killed more than 1,100 people, injuring nearly 1,600 and bringing devastation not seen in decades. 

Nearly 300,000 houses have been completely destroyed and more than 650,000 have been damaged by rains and floods.

Livelihoods have been decimated as crops have been devastated — 2 million acres have been adversely impacted – and some 735,000 livestock have perished. The monsoon rains and glacial melt have also damaged communications infrastructure and road networks.