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Is a third of Pakistan really under water?

Pakistan is battling a huge natural disaster as a result of heavy monsoon rains. It鈥檚 been widely reported that a third of the country is underwater. Is that really the case?

Pakistan is battling a huge natural disaster as a result of heavy monsoon rains. It鈥檚 been widely reported that a third of the country is under water. But can that really be the case? Featuring the 91热爆鈥檚 correspondent in Pakistan Pumza Fihlani and Dr Simon Cook, a senior lecturer in Environmental Science at the University of Dundee.

Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Jon Bithrey
Editor: Richard Vadon
Production Coordinator: Jacqui Johnson
Sound Engineers: Graham Puddifoot & James Beard

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Sun 11 Sep 2022 22:50GMT

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  • Sat 10 Sep 2022 04:50GMT
  • Sat 10 Sep 2022 22:50GMT
  • Sat 10 Sep 2022 23:50GMT
  • Sun 11 Sep 2022 00:50GMT
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