Waterborne diseases spread among flood victims in Pakistan
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Waterborne diseases spread among flood victims in Pakistan
Islamabad (AP) -- Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and injured and displaced thousands more since mid-June, officials said Saturday.
According to official figures, 1,061 people have died so far amid severe monsoon floods in Pakistan. The disaster has been devastating to the country, which was already mired in economic crisis.
Months of heavy rains and widespread flooding have left a third of the country underwater, killed and injured thousands and caused more than $10 billion in damages, Pakistani officials say.
In addition to those traumatized by the flooding, doctors are now treating people suffering from diarrhea, skin infections, and other waterborne ailments.
Local and international health officials have said that waterborne diseases could spread rapidly under the current conditions. Hundreds of clinics have been damaged and many survivors are unable to reach doctors.
The World Health Organization on Wednesday said deadly flooding in Pakistan is damaging the health system and will exacerbate outbreaks of conditions such as malaria, polio and COVID-19.
Officials in Pakistan are raising concerns about the spread of waterborne diseases among thousands of flood victims as waters from powerful monsoon rains began to recede in many parts of the country.
At a charity clinic in a southern Pakistani village, dozens of people affected by relentless rains and floods crowd around the door waiting to talk to a volunteer doctor.
Pakistani health officials are reporting an outbreak of waterborne diseases in the flood-affected areas. Thursday's announcement about the outbreak of waterborne diseases among flood victims came amid efforts aimed at
The floods in Pakistan have led to more than a thousand deaths and triggered a major humanitarian crisis, with survivors at risk of disease and malnutrition.
The U.N. children's agency said more than 3 million children were in need of humanitarian assistance and stood at heightened risk of diseases, drowning and malnutrition.
