Local residents face food shortage, price hikes at flood-hit areas in Pakistan

Record ID: 1689108

  • Title: Local residents face food shortage, price hikes at flood-hit areas in Pakistan
  • Date: 12th September 2022
  • Summary: SEHWAN, SINDH PROVINCE, PAKISTAN (SEPTEMBER 12, 2022) (REUTERS) (MUTE) DRONE FOOTAGE OF SHRINE OF LAL SHAHBAZ QALANDAR (MUTE) DRONE FOOTAGE OF SHRINE AND HOUSES (MUTE) DRONE FOOTAGE OF DAMAGED ROAD AND FLOODWATER PASSING UNDERNEATH VARIOUS OF CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE GROCERY SHOPS RICE BAGS OUTSIDE SHOPS SHOPKEEPER WORKING CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE SHOPS SHOP WORKER TRANSFERRING FLOUR FROM SACK INTO PAPER BAG CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE SHOP / SHOPKEEPER PLACING ITEMS ON COUNTER GROCERY SHOP (SOUNDBITE) SHOPKEEPER, PAWAN KUMAR, SAYING: “Due to the floods, many items are in short supply or unavailable. There is a shortage of flour, tea and several other items. The customers are less and unemployment is all over. Here in Sehwan, many shops are closed because there are scant customers in the market. Many people visit the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar but because of floods those travellers are not coming here and business is down. Lot of people don’t have food here.” BAGS OF FLOUR AT SHOP FLOUR CUSTOMER BUYING GROCERIES AT SHOP VARIOUS OF MAN WALKING WITH BAGS OF GROCERIES (SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) LOCAL RESIDENT, ABDUL QAYYUM, SAYING: “I came to the bazaar to buy a few things. There is a shortage, the items that are available are selling at high prices. Flour, rice, vegetables, all are in short supply because of the floods. If they are available, then (they are being sold) at higher prices.” WORKERS AND CUSTOMERS AT SHOP SHOPKEEPERS PREPARING BAGS BAGS OF FOOD WORKERS LOADING BAGS ONTO VEHICLE BAGS IN VEHICLE VEHICLE LEAVING VARIOUS OF CUSTOMERS BUYING VEGETABLES (SOUNDBITE) (Sindhi) LOCAL RESIDENT, ADEEL AHMED, SAYING: “Vegetables are not readily available, if they are, then the prices are high. If the rate of something like potatoes, onions et cetera, was 150 rupees ($0.66), the rate now is 200 rupees ($0.88). Because of the floods, the prices are now out of the reach of many people, even for vegetables. People have lost their houses because of floods and they are really worried about the prices here.” VARIOUS OF PEOPLE SITTING AT ROADSIDE RESTAURANT PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOPS
  • Embargoed: 26th September 2022 12:09
  • Keywords: Pakistan Sindh floods price hike shortage
  • Location: SEHWAN, PAKISTAN
  • City: SEHWAN, PAKISTAN
  • Country: Pakistan
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Disaster/Accidents,Floods
  • Reuters ID: LVA001468712092022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Local residents at a flood-hit area in Pakistan said on Monday (September 12) they faced food shortages and price hikes.
    "Flour, rice, vegetables, all are in short supply because of the floods. If they are available, then (they are being sold) at higher prices,” said Abdul Qayyum, a local resident in Sehwan, a city located in the hard-hit Sindh province.
    Vegetable and fruit prices have soared in markets across Pakistan as devastating rains ruin crops and disrupt supplies, an early sign of how the worst floods in decades are creating food shortages at a time of financial crisis.
    Pakistan's 220 million people are already facing rampant inflation, with consumer prices up 24.9% year-on-year in July. The economy is in turmoil, with fast-depleting foreign reserves and a record depreciation of the rupee against the U.S. dollar.
    (Production: Waseem Sattar, Shahabuddin Shahab)
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