Desperate Pakistanis use universities as a refuge (Reuters)

Desperate Pakistanis are using the university as a refuge after flooding forced them from their homes, killing nearly 1,300 and affecting 33 million.

Record monsoon rains and melting glaciers in the mountains of northern Pakistan have caused flooding across much of the UK.

The country has already received a total of 390.7 millimeters (15.38 inches) in the quarter through August, nearly triple the 30-year average rainfall.

Some of the displaced people living in camps in Khairpur and Mehar, Sindh province, were transferred to the Ustad Al-Bukhari Government University in Dadu after flooding in those areas.

“This is not a registration camp established by the government. But these people broke the locks and settled in their rooms (in the classrooms),” said Irfan Calhoro, director of the university.

More than 2,000 people have settled here, including 500-700 children and about 450 women.

Mohammad Ibrahim, one of those seeking refuge at the university, also in Sindh, said he was not forced to enroll and asked the university to understand the current situation.

The hard-hit province of Sindh, home to 50 million people, received 464% more rain than its average over the past 30 years.

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epa10155083 People affected by floods move to Kaiapur Nathan Shah, Dadu district, Sindh province, Pakistan, on September 2, 2022. The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) announced on August 27 that the floods caused by heavy monsoon rains have caused more deaths. 1,000 across Pakistan since mid-June 2022. More than 33 million people have been affected by the floods, the country's climate change minister said. EPA/WAQAR Hussein

Flood affected people moved to higher ground in Kaiapur Nathan Shah, Dadu District, Sindh (EPA)

epa10157438 Pakistan Navy rescues people affected by flooding in Kaiapur Nathan Shah, Dadu district, Sindh province, Pakistan, on September 3, 2022. At least 57 people were killed in flood-related incidents, according to the National Agency of Disaster Management (NDMA) on September 3. In the last 24 hours, the death toll in Pakistan has reached 1,265, the death toll in the entire country since heavy monsoon rains began in mid-June 2022. Around 33 million people were affected by heavy rains and floods. According to the NDMA, more than 470,000 people live in communal areas. EPA/WAQAR Hussein

The Navy rescues the victims of the floods in Hailpur (EPA)

Authorities invaded the country’s largest freshwater lake on Sunday, forcing up to 100,000 people from their homes while sparing densely populated areas from flooding, Sindh Irrigation Minister Jam Khan Shoro said. .

Manchar Lake, which is used for water storage, has already reached dangerous levels and rising pressure is threatening nearby areas in southern Sindh, the minister added.

Some 100,000 people will be affected by the breach, he said, but it will also help save more populated groups and lower water levels in other more difficult areas.

Some people displaced by the floods complained that shelters were overcrowded, while others were reluctant to leave their homes.

epa10147369 People cross a flooded road in Dadu district, Sindh province, Pakistan, on August 30, 2022. Floods caused by heavy monsoon rains have killed more than 1,000 people in Pakistan since mid-August, said on 27 August the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA). June 2022. More than 33 million people have been affected by the floods, the country's climate change minister said. EPA/WAQAR Hussein

People crossing a flooded road in the Metropolitan Area (EPA)

epa10155081 The Pakistan Navy rescues people affected by flooding in Kaiapur Nathan Shah, Dadu district, Sindh province, Pakistan, on September 2, 2022. The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) said on August 27 that more than 100 people had died in floods caused by heavy monsoon rains. People throughout Pakistan from mid-June 2022 onwards. More than 33 million people have been affected by the floods, the country's climate change minister said. EPA/WAQAR Hussein

Pakistan Navy rescues people affected by floods in Hailpur (EPA)

This aerial photo taken on September 1, 2022 shows flooded residential areas in Dadu district, Sindh, after heavy monsoon rains. - On August 31, Army helicopters flew over blockaded areas in Pakistan's northern highlands, flooding the south as millions trapped in the worst flooding in the country's history deepen poverty. A rescue team was dispatched from Hara . (Photo by Husnain ALI/AFP) (Photo by HUSNAIN ALI/AFP via Getty Images)

This aerial photo taken on September 1 shows flooded residential areas after heavy monsoon rains in Dadu district (Getty)

In addition to historic rains, southern Pakistan has had to deal with frequent flooding as water flows down the Indus River.

The lower reaches of the Indus River in the south of the country are fed by rivers that flood from the north.

Pakistan’s limited dams and reservoirs are already full and cannot be used to stop downstream flow.

Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif called on UNICEF and other international organizations on Sunday to help curb child mortality, 453 reported.

Aid from the United Nations Children’s Fund, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates arrived in Pakistan on Sunday.

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