Pakistan’s wheat production could be a lot lower than most, including USDA, are projecting, according to several sources. Aid agencies and officials warn that Pakistan’s cataclysmic floods could spread waterborne diseases and increase food shortages, further straining a population already reeling from climate disaster and record inflation. Months of flooding have inundated Pakistan, submerging one third of its territory and transforming once-populated lands into shrinking islands.
Based on government estimates, it could take up to six months for the flooding to recede — a timeline that could have worrying consequences as waterborne diseases spread.
