UN secretary general says south Asia is hotspot for climate crisis as more flooding expected

The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has warned that Pakistan is facing a “monsoon on steroids” as the government issued more flood warnings for the next 24 hours and the death toll rose above 1,100.

Heavy rains over two months have caused the worst flooding in more than a decade and damaged more than 1m homes.

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