Food crisis looms in flood-hit Pakistan as prices soar
STORY: Flood-hit Pakistan is heading toward a food crisis
Prices are soaring after the rain devastated crops
especially on common ingredients like potatoes, tomatoes and onions
(Gul Dad Khan, Trader)
“There is a shortage of vegetables in the market because many roads and bridges were swept away by rain. That's why only small quantities of vegetables are coming to the market. Due to low supplies, the prices go up and there is a vegetable shortage.”
Torrential rains and flooding have submerged a third of Pakistan
More than two million hectares of agricultural land were flooded
Sindh, the hardest-hit province, has seen 27 inches of rain this monsoon period
