"The 2022 floods, the worst ever in Pakistan's recorded history, displaced 30 million people, killed more than 1,700, inundated millions of acres of farmlands, and destroyed or damaged more than a million homes."
"Pakistan's government attributed the disaster to the country's vulnerability to climate change, with the minister of climate change, Sherry Rehman, calling the floods a climate-induced humanitarian disaster of epic proportions."
"Inayatullah Laghari, a farmer from Dadu, faced immense challenges as he tried to protect his harvest from rising floodwaters, illustrating the personal impact of the climate crisis on local agriculture."
Farmers in Dadu, Pakistan, are suffering from the aftermath of catastrophic floods that occurred four years ago, which were intensified by emissions from RWE and Heidelberg Materials. The floods displaced 30 million people, killed over 1,700, and destroyed millions of acres of farmland, with damages estimated at $40 billion. The Pakistani government attributes the disaster to climate change, highlighting the country's vulnerability despite contributing less than 1 percent to global carbon emissions. Farmers like Inayatullah Laghari struggle to recover from the losses and face ongoing challenges.
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