Fears of waterborne diseases as floods recede in Pakistan
Women wade through a flooded area after heavy rains in the Shikarpur district of Sindh province, Pakistan, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022
OFFICIALS in Pakistan raised concerns today over 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.
Massive flooding from the rains since mid-June has killed at least 1,162 people, a phenomenon experts blame on climate change.
Some doctors said initially they were seeing mostly patients traumatised by the flooding, but are now treating people suffering from diarrhoea, skin infections and other waterborne ailments in the country’s flood-hit areas.
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