AS record-breaking floods continue to devastate large areas of Pakistan, a Bradford MP has urged the UK and the international community to support those affected.

More than 33 million people in Pakistan have been impacted by the flooding, with 1,150 deaths since mid-June.

More than one million homes have been damaged or destroyed in the past two-and-a-half months, displacing millions of people.

Around half a million of those displaced are living in organised camps, while others have had to find their own shelter.

MP for Bradford South, Judith Cummins, said: “It is heart-breaking to see the tragic scenes of the monsoon flooding across large parts of Pakistan.

“My thoughts are with the people of Pakistan, and I know it will be a very worrying time for those people in Bradford who have friends and family in Pakistan.

“The UK and the international community need to provide humanitarian aid to support those affected.”

According to initial government estimates, the devastation caused 10 billion dollars (£8.5 billion) in damage to the economy.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Displaced families line up to receive food as they take refuge on a roadside after fleeing their flood-hit homes in Charsadda, Pakistan (Mohammad Sajjad/AP)Displaced families line up to receive food as they take refuge on a roadside after fleeing their flood-hit homes in Charsadda, Pakistan (Mohammad Sajjad/AP)

The United Nations and Pakistan have issued an appeal for £136 million in emergency funding to help millions of people.

UN secretary-general Antonio Gutteres said Pakistan’s flooding, caused by weeks of unprecedented monsoon rains, were a signal to the world to step up action against climate change.

“Let’s stop sleepwalking toward the destruction of our planet by climate change,” he said in a video message to an Islamabad ceremony launching the funding appeal.

“Today, it’s Pakistan. Tomorrow, it could be your country.”

More than 160 bridges and more than 3,400 kilometres (2,100 miles) of road have been damaged.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Women wade through a flooded area after heavy rains in the Shikarpur district of Sindh province, Pakistan (Fareed Khan/AP)Women wade through a flooded area after heavy rains in the Shikarpur district of Sindh province, Pakistan (Fareed Khan/AP)

Although rains stopped three days ago, large swathes of the country remain underwater, and the main rivers, the Indus and the Swat, are still swollen.

The National Disaster Management Authority on Tuesday warned emergency services to be on maximum alert, saying flood waters over the next 24 hours could cause further damage.

Meteorologists have warned of more rains in the coming weeks.

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