IN PICTURES | Pakistan's ongoing floods a serious climate catastrophe

The flash floods, caused by abnormal monsoon rains since mid-June have rendered more than 33 million people in Pakistan homeless, says NDMA.

The monsoon season, which began earlier than normal this year, has lashed Pakistan with particularly heavy rains. The flash floods, caused by such abnormal monsoon rains have rendered more than 33 million people in Pakistan homeless, says the country's National Disaster Management Authority. (Photo | AP) 

Prime Minister Shabaz Sharif on Monday said the rains are the heaviest Pakistan has seen in three decades. So far, exceptionally heavy monsoon rains that triggered flash floods across the country have damaged nearly 1 million homes, and killed at least 1,061 people. (Photo | AP)

Sherry Rehman, a Pakistani senator and the country's top climate official, said in a video posted on Twitter that Pakistan is experiencing a “serious climate catastrophe, one of the hardest in the decade.” (Photo | AP)

In northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, flooding destroyed the gates of a major water control system at the Swat River, leading to flooding in the districts of Charsadda and Nowshera, said Sania Safi, a top administrator in Charsadda. (Photo | AP)

Floods have destroyed more than 150 bridges and numerous roads have been washed away, making rescue operations difficult. (Photo | AP)

The government has declared an emergency and appealed for international help. Cargo planes from Turkey and the United Arab Emirates began the international rush to assist the impoverished nation, landing on Sunday in Islamabad carrying tents, food and other daily necessities. (Photo | AP)

The monsoon season, which began earlier than normal this year, has lashed Pakistan with particularly heavy rains and rescuers have struggled to evacuate thousands of marooned people from flood-hit areas. (Photo | AP)

Millions of acres of rich farmland have been flooded by weeks of non-stop rain and is estimated to cost cash-strapped Pakistan's economy over USD 4 billion in the current fiscal year, but now the Indus is threatening to burst its banks as torrents of water course downstream from tributaries in the north. (Photo | AP)

This combination of March 24 and Aug. 28, 2022 photos provided by Maxar Technologies shows the Indus River in the aftermath of flooding in Rajanpur, Pakistan. (Photo | AP)

Many have also taken shelter on roadsides, said Kamran Bangash, a spokesperson for the provincial government. Bangash said some 180,000 people have been evacuated from Charsadda and 150,000 from Nowshehra district villages. (Photo | AP)

The prices of basic goods -- particularly onions, tomatoes and chickpeas -- are soaring as vendors bemoan a lack of supplies from the flooded breadbasket provinces of Sindh and Punjab. (Photo | AP)

Many survivors complain they were still waiting for help or they received too little assistance from the government after being displaced because of floods. (Photo | AP)

Frontier constabularies load food to a helicopter for flood-affected people, in Swat valley, Pakistan. (Photo | AP)

The government has deployed at least 6,500 soldiers to help civilian authorities in rescue and relief operations across the country. Prime Minister Shabaz Sharif has said the government would provide housing to all those who lost their homes. (Photo | AP)

Flood-affected people are seen in a long queue with utensils to get food, distributed by Pakistani Army troops in a flood-hit area in Rajanpur, district of Punjab, Pakistan. (Photo | AP)