Is a third of Pakistan really under water?

Published: Sept. 10, 2022, 5 a.m.

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Pakistan is battling a huge natural disaster as a result of heavy monsoon rains. It\\u2019s been widely reported that a third of the country is under water. But can that really be the case? Featuring the BBC\\u2019s correspondent in Pakistan Pumza Fihlani and Dr Simon Cook, a senior lecturer in Environmental Science at the University of Dundee.

Presenter: Tim Harford\\nProducer: Jon Bithrey\\nEditor: Richard Vadon\\nProduction Coordinator: Jacqui Johnson\\nSound Engineers: Graham Puddifoot & James Beard

(Image: aerial photograph of flooded residential areas after heavy monsoon rains in Dera Allah Yar, Balochistan province. Credit: Getty/Fida Hussain)

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