Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif is visiting flood-affected districts to oversee rescue and relief efforts.
The death toll from floods in Pakistan has surpassed 1,200, and more precipitation is expected in the coming days.
More than 33 million Pakistanis, or one in seven, have been affected by the floods.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif is visiting flood-affected districts to oversee rescue and relief efforts.
In the coming days, further precipitation is predicted across the country, including the capital Islamabad, threatening to worsen the situation.
As authorities intensify efforts to deliver clean drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people who have lost their homes due to the tragedy, health experts report an outbreak of waterborne infections in flood-affected regions.
Diarrhea, skin illnesses, and eye infections are growing in government-established relief camps.
Since June, Pakistan has seen flash flooding due to abnormally early and strong monsoon rains, which it attributes to climate change.
The country’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) reported that floods caused by record monsoon rains and melting glaciers in the northern Himalayas have killed at least 1,208 people, including 416 children.
Meanwhile, rescuers aided by the military have continued to transport stranded individuals to safer locations.
To remove stranded individuals from locations where bridges and highways have been destroyed, rescuers primarily utilize boats, but also fly helicopters.
Pakistan and the United Nations have made an emergency financing appeal for $138 million.
