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The south of Pakistan is braced for more floods, as a surge of water flows down the Indus river, compounding the devastation caused by extreme monsoon rains, which have already left a third of the country completely submerged.

More than eleven hundred people have died, and millions have been displaced, in what the UN has called a "climate catastrophe". It's launched an appeal for one-hundred-and-sixty-million dollars to help the more than six-million people who are in need of urgent aid, including clean water, food and shelter.

Malnutrition, lack of vaccinations and hygiene are creating a vicious cycle for health workers and concerns for public health moving forwards. Dr Syeda Asma Sherazi, a paediatrician, who has been working with the children in a camp housing some of those displaced in Sindh province tells us what she has discovered.

(Photo: Flood victims as they try to survive under hard conditions following deadly flash floods Credit: Hussain Ali via Getty Images)