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13 Sep 2022 | SERVIR-HKH

Pakistani floods endanger food security by destroying crucial crops

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Large tracts of agricultural land have been damaged by flooding in dozens of districts in Pakistan’s Baluchistan, Sindh, and Punjab provinces. If thousands of acres of crops are not recovered, the nation may experience food shortages in the near future.

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