pumza filhani, bbc news, sindh.global temperatures are leading to more extreme rainfall in countries like pakistan, much of europe has experienced heatwaves and drought, with scientists saying it's on track to become the continent's driest summer in 500 years. spain has been particularly badly affected, with climate change devastating harvests, which then leads to higherfood prices. our southern europe correspondent mark lowen reports from andalucia. a harvest not reaped but wrecked. the flowers that worship the sun need the blessing of rain, too. but it's nowhere. sunflowers that many here planted to make up for those lost in ukraine, wiped out by spain's worst drought on record. farmers are unsure if they can go on. translation: if it doesn't rain - by the end of the year, it makes no sense to plant more. that would just be like throwing money at the land for no harvest. and there is no rain forecast for now. spain's rich farmland is being impoverished. supplying half of all olive oil, the world's biggest producer

pumza filhani, bbc news, sindh.xecutive officer of islamic relief worldwide — waseem ahmad — told us what he saw in some of the worst—affected areas. the situation unfortunately unfolding is not good. people are desperate for international aid. and yesterday, i was out with my team in kpk district, just south, where people were standing alongside the motorway, main motorway connecting with islamabad, capital city. they were desperate for food, water, shelter, hygiene kits and the sanitation facilities are not out there. this is the horrible picture to see. i was comparing with 2010 floods. i can easily say this is unfortunately turning out to be worse than what happened in 2010. i was speaking to national disaster management authority colleagues and they are saying that sindh has to brace for the worst of its flooding, unfortunately. flash flooding in kpk and the more rain on the northern areas of pakistan is not good news and unfortunately monsoon season for the last 30 years is going to be the worst ever in the hi

pumza filhani, bbc news, sindh.nus is the director of the pakistan initiative at the atlantic council's south asia center, i've asked him how pakistan can cope with the disaster of this scale. pakistan's citizens have the heart and the character to deal with this crisis and bounce back. yes, this is a catastrophe but the more important question i would like to ask is, do western countries have it in them to start finally walking the talk about climate change and helping the global south because let's be honest, the tens of millions of pakistanis stranded today after these floods have nothing to do with the climate crisis but they are bearing the brunt and pakistanis will bounce back, they are a resilient country even though i don't like that term but i would ask western nations to finally step up and help the global south deal with this climate catastrophe. specifically, what do you mean? what does pakistan need? at this point, a lot of things have been destroyed, especially core infrastructure and housing. if all o

pumza filhani, bbc news, sindh.nus is the director of the pakistan initiative at the atlantic council's south asia center, hejoins us now live from washington dc. thank you very much for making the time for us. these are devastating images we are seeing. how was pakistan going to cope? i seeing. how was pakistan going to co e? ~ seeing. how was pakistan going to coe? ~ , ., �*, to cope? i think pakistan's citizens have _ to cope? i think pakistan's citizens have the - to cope? i think pakistan's citizens have the heart - to cope? i think pakistan's| citizens have the heart and to cope? i think pakistan's - citizens have the heart and the character to deal with this crisis and bounceback. yes, this is a catastrophe but the more important question would like to is, do western countries have it on them to start finally walking the talk about climate change and helping the global south because let's be honest, the tens of millions of pakistanis stranded today after these floods have nothing to do with the climate crisis

pumza filhani, bbc news, sindh.be speaking to an expert on the governance of water resources in pakistan later in the bulletin for her take on this unfolding story, so do stay with us for that. the european commission has announced it will set out emergency measures to address the energy crisis next week. the exact makeup of that intervention is still to be decided. but a growing number of eu member states are calling for electricity prices to be decoupled from the price of gas, which has soared as a result of russia's war in ukraine. with me is our news reporter azadeh moshiri. we do not know exactly what the european commission is going to set out yet, but what you think is likely? set out yet, but what you think is likel ? ~ ., ., ., is likely? we do have a sense of it. is likely? we do have a sense of it- this _ is likely? we do have a sense of it. this is _ is likely? we do have a sense of it. this is one _ is likely? we do have a sense of it. this is one of _ is likely? we do have a sense of it. this is one of

pumza filhani, bbc news, sindh.eak now to asif sherazi, who's country director for islamic relief pakistan. he joins us live from peshawar. thank you very much forjoining us. you have been involved in humanitarian aid efforts for around the world for 25 years, how does this compare with what you have seen before? ., ~ , ., , this compare with what you have seen before? ., ~ ,, , . ~ , this compare with what you have seen before? ., ~ , . ~ , before? thank you very much. as you humanitarian — before? thank you very much. as you humanitarian experience. _ before? thank you very much. as you humanitarian experience. this - humanitarian experience. this disaster is really huge. its number is big, a million houses have been collapsed, damaged, two point million people directed —— directly affected. first thing is the scale is big and the flood phenomena is also mixed, flash floods in the beginning and then river floods also mixed, flash floods in the beginning and then riverfloods in various different places, and then it

pumza filhani, bbc news, sindh.le, here in the us, there's flooding close to jackson, mississippi, after a weekend of warnings in the city. record—setting rainfall caused the pearl river to break its banks, rising close to 36 feet. officials expect the high water to last for at least a week. the unpredictable weather is having a different impact in europe. wildfires, heatwaves and droughts have affected europe, with scientists saying it's on track to become the continent's driest season in 500 years. spain, an agricultural powerhouse, has seen crops badly affected by the extreme weather, which is driving up food prices. our southern europe correspondent mark lowen reports from andalucia, in southern spain. a harvest not reaped but wrecked. the flowers that worship the sun need the blessing of rain as well and it is nowhere. sunflowers that many planted to make up for those lost in ukraine wiped out by spain's worst drought on record. farmers are unsure if they can go on. translation: if it doesn't rain by the end of

pumza filhani, bbc news, islamabad.ighlight coming when he led pakistan to victory in the 1992 world cup. after retiring from the game, he entered politics — forming his own nationalist party in 1996 and being elected to parliament in 2002. the popularity of his pti party slowly grew and, in 2018, he became prime minister. but in april of this year, he was thrown out of office in a vote of confidence. as these scenes filmed outside his home late on sunday suggest, he remains popular. some analysts say his political success was underwritten by pakistan's influential military and intelligence services and his removal was inevitable once he had lost that support. whatever the reasons, it remains the case that no prime minister has ever completed a full five—year parliamentary term in pakistan. for the first time in four years, the us and south korea will revive their live—action military drills, sharpening their readiness as the north korean nuclear threat worsens and china steps up its presence around taiwan. the 11—dayjo

pumza filhani, bbc news, sindh.fficer of islamic relief worldwide waseem ahmad told me what he saw in some of the worst—affected areas. the situation unfortunately is not good, people are desperate for international aid and yesterday, i was out with my team where people were standing alongside the motorway, the main motorway connected with islamabad, the capital city, they were desperate for food, water, shelter, hygiene care, and the sanitation facilities are not out there. this is a horrible picture to say. i was comparing it with 2010 floods, i can easily say that this is unfortunately turning out to be worse than what happened in 2010. the monsoon season isn't even over, how much worse could it possibly get? unfortunately, i think as you rightly said, the monsoon season is not over and we are bracing for heavy flooding because the indus river is flowing at the maximum level. and it's going to pass through sindh in the coming few hours, and i was speaking to colleagues who are saying that sindh has to brace for t

pumza filhani, bbc news, sindh.nter—offensive against russian occupation forces is under way in the south of the country. a senior adviser to president zelensky says ukrainian troops have broken through several sectors of russian defence lines near(gfx) the city of kherson. and the ukrainians say russia's proxy militias have retreated along with their supporting russian paratroopers. in the last few weeks, ukraine has been pummelling key bridges across the dnipro river and ammunition dumps with high—precision rockets. but russia's defence ministry claimed the offensive was a "spectacular failure", with the ukrainians losing 50 tanks and personnel carriers and more than five—hundred troops. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse says russia is pushing back against the ukrainian claims — that their offensive is succeeding. it is clear the ukrainians are making a push. there are more reports tonight of explosions close to the city of kherson. the ukrainians claimed they have taken out key bridges connecting the cit

pumza filhani, bbc news, islamabad.s estimated that the total cost of a child�*s uniform can be upwards of £300. ben boulos reports. at this centre in cardiff, the shelves are piled high. from shoes to blazers, everything here is free. basically, i was struggling to put uniform on my son so he could go to school like everybody else does. i came up with an idea to approach the school he was going to and ask if they had any surplus uniform that we could utilise to give to other parents. it was very small, a handful of desks, but it worked and people did start coming in and they made it clear that it was getting more and more difficult for them to afford uniform. in hull, we catch up with this family. with three children to buy for the costs soon add up. well, we've got primary school that are kind of like a colour, so you can go to the general supermarkets and buy the colour that goes. but then we've got the high schools, so obviously the blazers, the pe kits, it's all got to be badged. this centre in plymouth helped 500

in a moment, we'll hear from pumza filhani, who's in the southern city of sukkur. first, our correspondent secunder kermani reports from the northwestern town of nowshera. along one of pakistan's busiest motorways, a makeshift camp. poor families forced from their homes, floodwater submerging everything they own. "i'm in so much pain, i can't even express it," says this woman. "we've even lost our honour. where else can we go?" wading through the suburbs of the northern city of nowshera, families trying to reach their homes. "we haven't been able to get to our house. just look at the road," says this woman. "how can we get there? no—one is helping us." this man, a chef, hasjust returned to his home for the first time. will you be able to buy these things again, rebuild this house? "no," he says, "i'm just asking god to help us get enough food for now. "we've got nothing left. "we couldn't save anything, just our children's lives. "look at all of this." livelihoods have been lost and billions of pounds of damage done to the country's infrastructure. wejoin a rescue