‘We have lost everything’: extreme rainfall across Asia brings flash floods and typhoons
Extreme rainfall and flash floods are causing widespread destruction across Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. Local residents report unprecedented weather patterns that are destroying homes, crops, and infrastructure.
Why it matters
The increasing frequency of extreme weather events highlights the severe humanitarian and economic impact of climate change in vulnerable regions.
Bangladesh is one of several countries in the region to experience heavy rains and flash floods. Photograph: Rayhan Ahmed/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock From Afghanistan to Taiwan, unprecedented deluge highlights devastating impact of climate breakdown
Prefer the Guardian on Google “It rained for 10 days and 10 nights, non-stop – I’d never seen anything like it,” says Anar Gul, a construction worker who lives in the remote district of Dur Baba in eastern Afghanistan .
The houses in his village are built from stone and mud, which makes them extremely vulnerable to heavy rains. After days of rain, Gul’s kitchen collapsed and his neighbour, Sayed Afsar Sadat, saw a large part of his house completely destroyed. “Rains like this are coming heavier and earlier each year,” says Sadat. “They are destroying the roads and washing away our crops. It’s impacting us directly.”
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