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A displaced family sits under a temporary shelter of plastic sheets in a rescue camp in Pakistan. — Twitter Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman stresses need for humanitarian and rescue efforts for victims. FM Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari seeks UN help as rain continues to ravage Sindh. Balochistan sees food crisis due to road blockades amid flooding. Federal Minster for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman has called for immediate humanitarian aid and rescue efforts to rehabilitate the rain and flood-affected populations across Pakistan.. As many as 830 people have been killed, 1,348 injured and thousands left homeless as torrential rains lash the country, Rehman said during a briefing on the current flood emergency to reassess the damage caused by the recurrent flash flooding in affected areas. From Balochistan, the monsoon system has moved to Sindh where 30 districts are underwater. During the current monsoon, Sindh and Balochistan experienced 395% and 37

Flash flood sweeps away seven people in Chitral. Photo: Twitter      CHITRAL: At least five people were dead and two others were still missing after flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains wreaked havoc in Chitral, it emerged on Saturday. As per the details, seven people, including a woman, were swept away by the flash flood in different areas of Chitral on Friday. After being informed, the rescue officials launched a rescue operation and recovered five bodies, said the rescue sources. The search operation is underway to recover the other two, they added. PMD forecasts more rains  In its daily weather report, the  Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD)   on Saturday said that monsoon currents are still penetrating in most parts of the country.  A westerly wave is also affecting western and upper parts of the country, it added.  The Met Office said that rain coupled with thundershower is expected in Balochistan, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Kashmir and Gilgit-