Pakistan is caught in a catastrophic flood crisis. In the riverine plains of Punjab and Sindh, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan northern valleys, monsoon rains and distended rivers have moved millions of people, drowned thousands of villages and killed hundreds of people.

The destruction itself is not very well distributed. The most severe impact of this climate disaster is being experienced by women, especially in rural and low-income societies.

The floods this year have caused havoc throughout the country. Landslides and flash floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa destroyed bridges and homes and cut off whole villages. Over 4.4 million individuals were impacted, and 2.4 million have been evacuated in Punjab as the Sutlej and Chenab rivers filled with water and flooded through and overwhelmed well over 8,400 villages. Mass displacement has also been experienced in Sindh, where over 150,000 citizens have been displaced in the low-lying Katcha regions along the Indus. Over 900 people have also died........

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