When the floodwater filled our area, I was inside the house with my children. We waited, hoping the water level would go down, but it rose under our beds. I managed to escape with my children, and we left the village by boat. We have been staying with my sister for three weeks. Naseem Bibi … Read more
“When the clouds gather in the sky, we start climbing the hill nearby. We don’t know when the flood will come again and wash us away,” says 65-year-old Sawab Khan, standing on the remains of a floor surrounded by huge rocks. On 15 August 2025, following two days of relentless monsoon rains, a rare and … Read more
In the heart of Dera Murad Jamali, a town in eastern Balochistan frequently battered by seasonal floods and chronic poverty, the mother and child healthcare facility supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) at the District Headquarter Hospital serves as a vital centre of support and care. The facility offers a wide range of services including … Read more
In June 2022, extreme monsoon rains struck Pakistan and submerged more than one third of the country. The floods caused extensive destruction of crops and buildings, including health structures. People had to leave their unsafe homes and spend months living in camps, often without shelter, access to basic services, or clean drinking water and food. … Read more
Last year, scorching heat waves broke records across South Asia, with temperatures surpassing 50° in March and April. The unusually violent monsoon that followed triggered floods that killed over 1.700 people in Pakistan and ravaged communities. After the devastating weather events, attributed to climate change, MSF set up a community-based malnutrition program in the remote … Read more
Sindh, Pakistan: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, is seeing alarmingly high numbers of patients with malaria and children with malnutrition among flood-affected communities it assists in Sindh and eastern Balochistan provinces, Pakistan. Catastrophic flooding began in June, and the situation remains an emergency, with critical humanitarian needs. The current response … Read more
In has been more than three months since devastating floods caused vast damage across Pakistan and displaced millions, but only in recent weeks have waters started to recede and people been able to return home. Those returning to their villages are finding destroyed houses and land, still surrounded by stagnant water. Meanwhile, those remaining in … Read more
It has been seven weeks since the flood emergency was declared by the Government of Pakistan, calling on the international community for support. The heavy monsoon rains that started in June have inundated more than one third of Pakistan, with the death toll now over 1,700. It is thought that over 33 million people have … Read more