Such extreme weather events in a short space of time have caused havoc across the country. Read more at straitstimes.com.
JACOBABAD, PAKISTAN - Not long ago, Ms Sara Khan, principal at a school for disadvantaged girls in Jacobabad in southern Pakistan, looked on in alarm as some students passed out from the heat - the city was the world's hottest at one point in May.
On Thursday, she said she heard cries from a neighbour's house when the roof collapsed from water damage, killing their nine-year-old son. More than 40,000 people are living in temporary shelters, mostly in crowded schools with limited access to food. "I have nothing, besides these kids. All of the belongings in my home have been swept away," she said.The level of disruption in Jacobabad, where many people live in poverty, demonstrates some of the challenges extreme weather events linked to climate change can create.
That's because a warmer atmosphere is able to hold more moisture, which is eventually unleashed in the form of heavy rains.
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