Floods in Pakistan: “I have never seen climate carnage of this magnitude”, says the UN secretary general – franceinfo

“I simply have no words to describe what I saw today,” lamented Antonio Guterres on Saturday, in a country bruised by heavy monsoon rains. Article written by Published on 09/10/2022 17:59 Updated on 09/10/2022 19:01 Reading time: 1 min. “I simply have no words to describe what I saw today.” Visiting Pakistan, devastated by extraordinary floods, the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, declared, Saturday September 10 in Karachi, to have “never seen climatic carnage of this magnitude”. “Pakistan and other developing countries are paying a horrific price for the intransigence of big emitters [de gaz à effet de serre], which continue to bet on fossil fuels”, he had lamented, at the start of the day, before going to flooded regions of the South. “From Islamabad, I am launching a global appeal: stop this madness. Invest in renewable energy now. End the war on nature,” he said. Nearly 1,400 people have died since June in these floods, which have covered a third of Pakistan, in an area the size of the United Kingdom, destroying homes, businesses, roads, bridges and agricultural crops Pakistan is responsible for less than 1% of global greenhouse gas emissions (for 3% of the world’s population), but it is the 8th most threatened country by extreme meteorological phenomena, according to a study by the NGO Germanwatch Share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share by mail Share the link