SWSMflood by Barney Riley<br /><br />This video shows the devastating effects of flooding in Pakistan as a river bursts its banks causing widespread damage.<br /><br />The before and after footage shows the drastic changes to the Duber River in northern Pakistan.<br /><br />Recorded just 48 hours apart, it initially shows the river level low before a ferocious current causes severe damage to structures on the river bank.<br /><br />Statistical assistant for the Pakistani Government's health department Saeed Anwar captured the footage in his native Baila Jijal on the Dubar River in Kohistan on the 26th of August.<br /><br />He said: "In the flood, many people lost their homes, lives, markets and property.<br /><br />"All the roads are finished, and there is no access for people to get food and medical supplies.<br /><br />"Kids are dying of different diseases after the flood and locals are helping each other."<br /><br />Reports have claimed that at least 1,136 people have died and the United Nations have dubbed the weather as a "monsoon on steroids."<br /><br />The Disaster Emergency Committee said 33 million people have been affected by the floods with 2,000,000 acres of crops and 794,000 livestock succumbing to the extreme weather conditions.<br /><br />One-third of the country is estimated to be underwater after five times the average rainfall hit the worst-affected areas.<br /><br />ENDS
