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The historic flood has placed the country on the path of a potential famine on top of the economic disaster that is unfolding. Homes, roads, railways, crops, livestock and livelihoods have been washed away in the extreme weather event. With agriculture making up nearly a quarter of Pakistan’s economy, officials now say the unprecedented floods may have cost up to $40bn . Across the country, an estimated 800,000 cattle - a key source of income for rural families - have been lost in the floods.
Farmers who have not had their crops and livestock washed away are now reportedly running low on feed for their cattle.
Roughly 70% of the onion harvest, along with rice and corn, has been destroyed, according to Pakistan’s climate change minister, Sherry Rehman. Pakistan is the world’s fourth largest rice exporter, with markets in Africa and China.
Pakistan’s inflation rate was more than 24% before the floods, according to reports, and some costs have climbed by 500%.

OBSERVATION - This combined with the current political chaos could push Pakistan into a societal breakdown / collapse.

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