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Grief and Destruction in Flood-Hit Pakistan
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August 31, 2022
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1:17Now PlayingA father broke down in tears in Pakistan's Sindh province on Wednesday, as he mourned a son who was killed in the country's devastating floods.
A wall collapsed on Kamal Soomro's home in Shikarpur district, trapping two of his sons and a nephew underneath.
One of his sons, Muhammad Yousaf, died.
"I cannot describe the tragic moment when it all happened, and I don't have the words to describe what's going through my heart," said Soomro.
Paksitanis are visiting loved ones to share their grief and help them salvage what's left of their lives after what officials have called the country's worst ever flooding disaster.
Millions in villages, towns and cities around Pakistan were caught off guard by the swiftness and power of the waters.
More than 1,160 people have been killed since mid-June, hundreds of them in the major surge that began last week.
More than 33 million people in the country of 220 million have been affected, including those left homeless by the destruction of more than 1 million homes.
Pakistani officials have put the economic damage at some $10 billion, including everything from collapsed bridges and roads to destroyed crops.
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