Pakistan flooding may take up to 6 months to recede, authorities say

Floods caused by record monsoon rains and In a two day visit to flood ravaged Pakistan, Guterres expressed “deep solidarity with the Pakistani people over the devastating loss of life and human suffering caused by this year’s floods,” and met with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the disaster response.Guterres called on the international community on Friday to support flood-stricken Pakistan, arguing that while the South Asian nation’s contribution to climate change was minimal, it is one of the most impacted by its consequences.”Pakistan has not contributed in a meaningful way to the climate change, the level of emissions of this country is relatively low, but Pakistan is one of the most dramatically impacted countries by climate change, it’s the front line of the impact of climate change,” Guterres said after attending a briefing at Pakistan’s National Flood Response Coordination Centre (NFRCC) on Friday.Additional reporting from CNN’s Eyad Kourdi