The provinces of Balochistan and Sindh have so far this year received five to six times their 30-year average rainfall. Most of that arrived in summer monsoon rains.
Whangārei mother of two Naila Aslam hails from Tank, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where two to three villages have been completely wiped out.
"People are really poor, they rely on income from crop and livestock farming, as well as small shops. All source of income is gone and many are living in tents.
"Food, medicine and toiletries is the biggest issue at the moment. Then there are would-be mums who need medical care but hospitals are inundated. There's fear of diseases spreading with widespread flooding.
"I'd urge people who wish to donate money to give it to those directly affected or to the Pakistan Association of New Zealand which has launched a flood appeal," she said.
Aslam's relatives in Tank are not adversely affected but they are helping those in neighbouring areas that have lost their livelihood.
She said badly-damaged infrastructure was hampering efforts to get food to those severely affected, particularly people who lived in mud houses that were completely destroyed.
The account number for the flood appeal is 03-0118-0133861-01 (Reference: flood-2022).
Across Pakistan, about 150 bridges and 3500km of roads have reportedly been destroyed. More than 700,000 livestock and 810,000ha of crops and orchards have
also been lost.
