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Forget the Queen, one-third of Pakistan is still submerged in water

“This wasn't just nature taking its course. This was, unfortunately, a climate-induced flood."

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Jeremy Appel
Sep 20, 2022
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A Pakistani girl floats her brother across flood waters while salvaging valuables from their flood ravaged home in 2010. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

While world leaders are gathered in London to mourn the death of a 96-year-old figurehead, one-third of Pakistan remains underwater.

The catastrophic floods, which as of writing have killed more than 1,5…

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