別に言われんでもその通りだというようなお話だが、ひとまとめに読むとこれはひどいの一言。そんなもんわざわざ書く意味もないほどだが。
BBC Pakistan floods put pressure on faltering economy 19 Sep 2022
「The calls are growing louder. Pakistan desperately needs help after its worst floods in years, and it needs it fast.」
ともかく素早く大きな援助が欲しい。そもそも経済的苦境にあったのである。
「"This climate calamity couldn't have come at a worse time, when Pakistan's economy was already struggling with a balance of payments crisis, rising debt, and soaring inflation," Maleeha Lodhi, former Pakistan ambassador to the UN and the UK, told the BBC.」
1500名が直接死亡し、3300万人が避難民に。…パキスタンの人口って2.2億か。国民の1/7が避難民って、どんな気持ち…？
日本なら、1億2000万の1/7といえばざっと1700万人か。東京＋神奈川千葉の臨海都市部まるごとってとこだろうか。なにしろ東北地方全土でも860万程度である。北海道が528万程か。ということは北日本がまるっと避難民になった感じ？ うん、それはダメだ。
「Catastrophic rain linked to climate change has submerged large parts of the country, killing nearly 1,500 people and affecting roughly 33 million people.
Homes, roads, railways, crops, livestock and livelihoods have been washed away in the extreme weather event.」
食い物があって死ななきゃそのうち回復するさぁ…といいたいところだが、玉ねぎの70％が壊滅。コメもcornも破壊され、コメは世界第四位の輸出国だったそうで。ということでアフリカ・中国の食糧供給に圧力を加えることになる。
「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.」
インフレ率は災害前にすでに24％。部分的には500％に達する昨今とのこと。
「Pakistan's inflation rate was more than 24% before the floods, according to reports, and some costs have climbed by 500%.」
「Pakistan is also a producer of cotton, which is used in the country's textile industry - a major employer. Manufacturers are bracing for a shortage of that too.」
綿花の栽培も壊滅的。見事な織物を生産するはずだったが―という。
「The floods were caused by record rainfall during the monsoon season and melting glaciers in the mountains.
The South Asian nation received nearly 190% more rain than the 30-year average, in July and August. The southern province of Sindh received 466% more rain than average.」
氷河が溶け落ち、Sindh南部では466％の大雨が―とのこと。南アジアでざっと190％ということで、こりゃあ…ダメですな…。今年～来年の食糧危機は決定的ですね…。
また、デング熱など、こういう状況で流行しそうな熱病・胃腸病で大変な目に。
BBC Pakistan floods: Dengue cases soaring after record monsoon 15 Sep 2022 By Pumza Fihlani
「Many displaced people are living near stagnant water. Dengue fever is already claiming lives and cases are increasing by the day.」
「About 3,830 cases of dengue fever have been reported by health officials in southern Sindh province, with at least nine deaths, but there are concerns this may be a conservative estimate.」
気候変動のせいばかりじゃない、deforestationだって問題だった―しかし先進国からの援助はそりゃあ必要ですしねえ…。
BBC Pakistan floods: Map and satellite photos show extent of devastation 31 Aug 2022
「There are echoes of the devastating floods of 2010 - the deadliest in Pakistan's history - which left more than 2,000 people dead.」
「But there are other factors at play here that have contributed to the scale of devastation. These include long-term deforestation and government failures to make adaptive changes since the last major flooding event in 2010.」
BBC Pakistan floods put pressure on faltering economy 19 Sep 2022
「The calls are growing louder. Pakistan desperately needs help after its worst floods in years, and it needs it fast.」
ともかく素早く大きな援助が欲しい。そもそも経済的苦境にあったのである。
「"This climate calamity couldn't have come at a worse time, when Pakistan's economy was already struggling with a balance of payments crisis, rising debt, and soaring inflation," Maleeha Lodhi, former Pakistan ambassador to the UN and the UK, told the BBC.」
1500名が直接死亡し、3300万人が避難民に。…パキスタンの人口って2.2億か。国民の1/7が避難民って、どんな気持ち…？
日本なら、1億2000万の1/7といえばざっと1700万人か。東京＋神奈川千葉の臨海都市部まるごとってとこだろうか。なにしろ東北地方全土でも860万程度である。北海道が528万程か。ということは北日本がまるっと避難民になった感じ？ うん、それはダメだ。
「Catastrophic rain linked to climate change has submerged large parts of the country, killing nearly 1,500 people and affecting roughly 33 million people.
Homes, roads, railways, crops, livestock and livelihoods have been washed away in the extreme weather event.」
食い物があって死ななきゃそのうち回復するさぁ…といいたいところだが、玉ねぎの70％が壊滅。コメもcornも破壊され、コメは世界第四位の輸出国だったそうで。ということでアフリカ・中国の食糧供給に圧力を加えることになる。
「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.」
インフレ率は災害前にすでに24％。部分的には500％に達する昨今とのこと。
「Pakistan's inflation rate was more than 24% before the floods, according to reports, and some costs have climbed by 500%.」
「Pakistan is also a producer of cotton, which is used in the country's textile industry - a major employer. Manufacturers are bracing for a shortage of that too.」
綿花の栽培も壊滅的。見事な織物を生産するはずだったが―という。
「The floods were caused by record rainfall during the monsoon season and melting glaciers in the mountains.
The South Asian nation received nearly 190% more rain than the 30-year average, in July and August. The southern province of Sindh received 466% more rain than average.」
氷河が溶け落ち、Sindh南部では466％の大雨が―とのこと。南アジアでざっと190％ということで、こりゃあ…ダメですな…。今年～来年の食糧危機は決定的ですね…。
また、デング熱など、こういう状況で流行しそうな熱病・胃腸病で大変な目に。
BBC Pakistan floods: Dengue cases soaring after record monsoon 15 Sep 2022 By Pumza Fihlani
「Many displaced people are living near stagnant water. Dengue fever is already claiming lives and cases are increasing by the day.」
「About 3,830 cases of dengue fever have been reported by health officials in southern Sindh province, with at least nine deaths, but there are concerns this may be a conservative estimate.」
気候変動のせいばかりじゃない、deforestationだって問題だった―しかし先進国からの援助はそりゃあ必要ですしねえ…。
BBC Pakistan floods: Map and satellite photos show extent of devastation 31 Aug 2022
「There are echoes of the devastating floods of 2010 - the deadliest in Pakistan's history - which left more than 2,000 people dead.」
「But there are other factors at play here that have contributed to the scale of devastation. These include long-term deforestation and government failures to make adaptive changes since the last major flooding event in 2010.」
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