{"id":271345,"date":"2025-08-21T12:05:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T11:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/could-deaths-have-been-prevented-in-disastrous-pakistan-floods-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T12:05:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T11:05:17","slug":"could-deaths-have-been-prevented-in-disastrous-pakistan-floods-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/could-deaths-have-been-prevented-in-disastrous-pakistan-floods-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Could deaths have been prevented in disastrous Pakistan floods? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/VHXE0jmHDlc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Could deaths have been prevented in disastrous Pakistan floods? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VHXE0jmHDlc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Pakistan is bracing for more torrential rains as the country struggles to deal with the impact of deadly downpours and flooding. Parts of the country&#8217;s biggest city Karachi have been left submerged, with the city mayor saying infrastructure in the southern port has been overwhelmed. The monsoon has brought havoc across Pakistan in recent days, sweeping away entire villages and leaving hundreds dead in the mountainous northwest province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.<\/p>\n<p>Chapter Breakdown<br \/>\n0:00 Survivors clear the wreckage from the devastating floods in Pakistan<br \/>\n2:38 DW&#8217;s Beenish Javed recounts survivors&#8217; horrific stories of swift flooding<br \/>\nreports<br \/>\n7:46 Zofeen Ebrahim, Journalist in Karachi, on how Karachi stands &#8216;paralzyed&#8217; as a result of flooding and power outages<br \/>\n11:26 Zulfiqar Kunbhar, Journalist in Karachi, on impact of flooding on Karachi&#8217;s population<\/p>\n<p>Please note the correct spelling of Karachi journalist&#8217;s name Zulfiqar Kunbhar. We apologize for the error in the interview&#8217;s chyron.<\/p>\n<p>#pakistanflood #karachimonsoon #flooding<br \/>\n For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan is bracing for more torrential rains as the country struggles to deal with the impact of deadly downpours and flooding. Parts of the country&#8217;s biggest city Karachi have been left submerged, with the city mayor saying infrastructure in the southern port has been overwhelmed. 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