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The extent of the devastation caused by Pakistan’s devastating floods is captured in new satellite images.

The United Nations called it an “unprecedented climate disaster” that killed more than 1,000 people, including 380 children.

Average precipitation nearly doubled during this summer monsoon season, reaching 15.4 inches in August alone. In some regions, it has even doubled.

Flooding on mountainsides washed away homes and swollen rivers engulfed settlements entirely.

More than 33 million people, about 15% of the total population, are directly affected, and the entire country faces high food prices due to the impact on agricultural crops.

A minister said this week that a third of the country is completely submerged, covering more than 100,000 square miles.

Troops are working to rescue people from remote affected areas, with helicopters being called in to lift people off rooftops and onto dry land.

In areas along the Indus River, water levels continue to rise as water flows into the vast rivers that run through the heart of the country.

The United Nations is trying to co-ordinate international aid and warns that nearly £140m is urgently needed.

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Satellite images show changes to farmland in Gudpur, Punjab (Image: Maxar Technologies)

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The first image was taken in April, the second over the weekend (Image: Maxar Technologies)

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Tens of thousands of square miles of land were similarly inundated across the country (Image: Maxar Technologies)

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Other satellite images show how much the Kabul River near Charzada in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has risen in just a few weeks (Image: Maxar Technologies)

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The land of Hala, Sindh, has been completely swallowed by a runaway river (Image: Maxar Technologies)

The paths around the village are flooded, the villagers remain unaided and the road, rising above the fields, is a haven.

Families, sometimes accompanied by animals, have fled the flooded fields and are living in makeshift camps on higher ground.

Early estimates from the Pakistani government put the final bill at more than £8.6bn.

There is growing concern about the spread of waterborne diseases in stagnant floods, some of which have stopped since mid-June.

Doctors working in the field say cases of diarrhoea, skin infections and other illnesses are on the rise.

Kamran Bangash, a spokesman for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government, said relief efforts focused on providing food and clean water.

Hundreds of people have already fallen ill since then, he said, adding: “We fear the spread of water-borne diseases in the flood-affected areas.”

“The floods have affected hundreds of thousands of people in recent weeks. We don’t want them to suffer again, this time due to lack of clean water, and that can be avoided”.

This aerial view shows flooded residential areas in Dera Allah Yar city after heavy rain on August 30, 2022 in Jafarabad district, Baluchistan. - On August 30, aid was stepped up to help the tens of millions of desperate people in flood-ravaged Pakistan. Monsoon rains that submerged a third of the country and killed more than 1,100 people. (Photo by Fida HUSSAIN/AFP) (Photo by FIDA HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images)

Many houses suffered a similar fate in this flooded residential area of ​​Dera Allah Yar (Image: AFP)

KALLAM, PAKTUNKWA - AUGUST 30: Pakistani people evacuate after flooding in Kallam, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northwest Pakistan, on August 30, 2022. (Photo: Anadolu Agency via Zubair Abasi/Getty Images)

Flooding continues to cause desperate evacuations, like yesterday in Kalam, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Image: Anadolu)

Kalam, Pakistan - Aug 30: Pakistanis move to safer areas after flooding in Kalam in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Aug 30, 2022. (Photo: Anadolu Agency via Zubair Abasi/Getty Images)

Pakistan experiences monsoons every year, but this season’s rainfall has broken records (Image: Anadolu)

This aerial view shows flooded residential areas in the city of Dera Allah Yar after heavy rains in Jafarabad district, Baluchistan, on August 30, 2022. - On August 30, aid was stepped up to help the tens of millions of desperate people in Pakistan devastated by floods. Monsoon rains that submerged a third of the country and killed more than 1,100 people. (Photo by Fida HUSSAIN/AFP) (Photo by FIDA HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images)

The floods affected tens of millions of people, submerging entire cities (Image: AFP)

epa10147025 People walking in flooded areas after heavy rains in Naushera district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, on August 30, 2022. More than 100 people died in floods caused by heavy rains, according to the National Management Agency Disaster Management (NDMA) on August 27. All of Pakistan from mid-June 2022. More than 33 million people have been affected by the floods, the country's climate change minister said. EPA/Bilawal Arbabu

Urban centers across the country have been inundated by rain in recent weeks (Image: EPA)

Flooding in Sobat Puri, Jafarabad, Jafarabad, Monday August 29, 2022. Global warming is to blame, some scientists tell the Associated Press. (AP Photo/Zahid Hussein)

The international community under pressure to provide aid to families in need (Image: AP)

The scale of the crisis may require a temporary cessation of trade ties with neighboring India, which has fought three wars since 1947.

Pakistan’s foreign minister said the largely closed and heavily fortified border could be opened where it would allow food and aid supplies.

Finance Minister Mikhta Ismail said:

“The government will decide whether to allow imports based on the tight supply situation, after consulting with coalition partners and key stakeholders.”

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