With the expansion of the affected areas due to devastating flood In Pakistan, in a tragic scene, the pioneers of communication circulated a video clip of the operation of rescuing children by helicopter from the midst of torrential rain.
The clip showed children and women being rescued from the heart of massive floods that surrounded them, by a Pakistani army helicopter.
One of the children, clinging to his father, seemed to be terrified.
More than a thousand people were killed
It is indicated that flood As a result of the monsoon rains that began in early June in Pakistan, 1,061 people were killed, according to a new toll issued today, Monday, by the National Disaster Management Authority.
The authority said that 28 people had died in the last 24 hours, while the authorities were still trying to reach isolated towns located in mountainous areas in the north of the country, according to “AFP”.
severe damage
Officials also noted that this year’s monsoon floods have affected more than 33 million people – one in seven Pakistanis – and destroyed or severely damaged nearly a million homes.
Hundreds of thousands displaced
While the Office of Humanitarian Affairs of the United Nations disaster agency said that 184,000 people have been displaced from their areas due to the floods, with the number expected to rise in the coming days.
Meanwhile, many videos and photos showing the force of the floods and the erosion of houses and buildings spread on the social media, in a majestic scene.
