The heavy rains that have mercilessly hit Pakistan in recent weeks have killed 649 people, including 238 children, and injured at least 1,000. Thousands of those who lost not only their homes, but all their property throughout the country. More than a million people were also affected by rains, floods and landslides.

From mid-June to today, the country has received 60% of the total water forecast for the entire rainy season, with weather conditions not improving until today, Friday.

In Karachi, 40 people have died since last month due to rain and flooding. However, the heaviest losses were recorded in the country’s largest and poorest province, Balochistan, which is experiencing the worst floods in 30 years. At least 200 people died in this province as a result of the natural disaster.

According to the Balochistan Crisis Management Office, 305% more rain has fallen in recent weeks than the average for the season. In addition to the loss of life, the material damage is incalculable, as 570 schools, countless houses and bridges were destroyed. There are already cases of cholera.

Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif visited the affected area at least twice in the past month and pledged that his government would do everything possible to resettle flood victims and repair damage, while Kunduz provincial governor Bezinho appealed to the international community for humanitarian assistance.

However, an MP, former governor of the province, Jam Kamal, accused the government of leaving citizens at the mercy of the weather without any help or assistance to flood victims. “There was no preparation for flood control, although the weather service repeatedly sounded the alarm. Local authorities have failed miserably, and if there were no volunteers to help people, we would have even more deaths from starvation.” To make the impression, members of the local government decided to donate their monthly salary to flood relief programs.

Finally, on Wednesday, Washington expressed its assistance to Pakistan in distress, acknowledging the total destruction and hundreds of deaths caused by heavy rains. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has pledged $1 million in addition to direct financial assistance to Islamabad to repair infrastructure damage and further protect the country from the effects of climate change.