Aid groups shift focus to recovery after monsoon floods displace millions in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Aid groups said this week they are shifting from emergency response to early recovery after weeks of monsoon floods displaced around 3 million people and affected more than 6.9 million across Pakistan.
According to a new situation report by International Medical Corps (IMC) released on Sept. 25, floods have inundated more than 2.5 million acres of farmland, destroyed crops and livestock, and forced over 150,000 people into temporary shelters. As waters slowly recede, families returning home are finding collapsed houses, contaminated water sources and damaged sanitation systems, raising fears of disease outbreaks.
The floods come just three years after the 2022 disaster that submerged a third of the country and affected 33 million people, highlighting Pakistan’s growing vulnerability to climate-driven disasters. Authorities and humanitarian groups are warning that recurring extreme weather is eroding livelihoods, deepening food insecurity and straining already fragile public services.
“These floods have upended lives and livelihoods on a massive scale, and our focus now is on helping affected families recover from the immediate impacts and begin rebuilding their lives,” an IMC spokesperson said in the report.
