– They are apocalyptic, and in a way biblical, in size. This is what the Pakistani foreign minister says to news after a meeting with his Norwegian colleague Anniken Huitfeldt. We will meet them in New York, where on Tuesday they will take part in the UN summit week. Picture from the bland Pakistan has shaken the world since the powerful monsoon rains this summer. Zardari believes that what is seen today is only the beginning, if nothing is done. Zardari thanked Norway for the help it has offered so far, which is around NOK 80 million. Photo: Ud/Ragnhild Simenstad He believes that the biggest humanitarian crisis the country has seen is a symptom of a much bigger diagnosis. – I don’t like to use the word natural disaster, because it is unnatural, as the rainfall is 50 percent worse than it would have been without climate change. – We must all come together as a global community to master this challenge. It is Pakistan today, but it could be anywhere in the future. The water is slowly receding Fully 70% of the crops in Pakistan are partially or completely destroyed as a result of the amount of water, say both experts and top managers in the country, according to the news agency AP. So far, they have managed to withdraw in some places, so that more people have gained access to their houses again. People receive medical treatment at a temporary medical center in Jaffarabad. Photo: Zahid Hussain / AP It will still take time before the amounts of water disappear completely, and the country is now struggling with food shortages and the spread of waterborne diseases as a result. To date, more than 33 million people have become homeless as a result of the embarrassments and problems they have brought with them. This corresponds to approximately one in seven people in the whole of Pakistan. In addition, Reuters reports that the spread of diarrhea and malaria is “out of control”. – A climate bloodbath UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned international leaders speaking during the opening of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, according to AFP. – A winter of global discontent is on the horizon, he said. – Trust is crumbling, inequality is increasing, our planet is burning. People are in pain, and the most vulnerable are those who have suffered the most. He emphasized that there is hope, if cooperation and dialogue are the way forward. – Let’s work together as one, as a world coalition, as united nations. Pakistani families rescue their belongings from destroyed homes. The picture was taken at the beginning of September. Photo: Fareed Khan / AP Zardari, like Guterres, depicts an unfair distribution when comparing Pakistan with the rest of the world. – We contribute 0.8%, at least when it comes to carbon emissions, and right now we are the eighth most climate-prone country on the planet. Great commitment in Norway Huitfeldt says she sees a great commitment in Norway to help, among other things because you can see the consequences of climate change in the disasters that occur there. – Large parts of the country are under water, and it will take a long time for this to dry up. Many people have to flee. The crops break up. – So there is a need for massive help to Pakistan in the horrific situation that ordinary people now find themselves in. Governing authorities and experts in Pakistan say 70% of the crops in the country are affected by the flounder. Photo: Arshad Butt / AP Huitfeldt refers to many committed Pakistanis who have themselves shown a great deal of commitment to helping the flood victims, and says they have contributed to the close relationship between the countries.
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