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In pictures: Malala visits flood camps in Pakistan

In pictures: Malala visits flood camps in Pakistan
AFP & Web Desk
October 12, 2022

Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai on Wednesday met with victims of Pakistan's devastating monsoon floods, in only the second visit to her home country since being shot by the Taliban a decade ago.

Catastrophic flooding this summer put one-third of Pakistan underwater, displaced eight million people, and caused an estimated $28 billion in damage.

Authorities are also battling a health crisis of malaria, dengue and malnutrition that has broken out among flood victims living in thousands of makeshift camps across the country.

Yousafzai visited camps in rural Sindh province where she met with women who have fled their submerged villages, describing them as "very brave", according to a statement released by the provincial chief minister's office.

She also expressed her concerns over the impact on education, with two million children missing classes and 12,000 schools damaged.

DADU: Nobel Peace Laureate Malala Yousufzai takes a class in a girls primary school established in a tent at Tent City at the MNV Drain embankment. — CM House
DADU: Nobel Peace Laureate Malala Yousufzai takes a class in a girls primary school established in a tent at Tent City at the MNV Drain embankment. — CM House
This handout picture taken and released by Chief Minister House Office of Sindh Province on October 12, 2022 shows Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai (R) speaking with flood-affected children at a makeshift school in Johi, Dadu district of Sindh province. — AFP
This handout picture taken and released by Chief Minister House Office of Sindh Province on October 12, 2022 shows Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai (R) speaking with flood-affected children at a makeshift school in Johi, Dadu district of Sindh province. — AFP
DADU: Nobel Peace Laureate Malala Yousufzai meets a flood-affected girl. Miss Sohela, at a relief camp near MNV Drain, Union Council Johi – 2. — CM House
DADU: Nobel Peace Laureate Malala Yousufzai meets a flood-affected girl. Miss Sohela, at a relief camp near MNV Drain, Union Council Johi – 2. — CM House 
Malala Yousafzai on October 12 met with victims of Pakistan´s devastating monsoon floods, in only the second visit to her home country since being shot by the Taliban a decade ago. — AFP
Malala Yousafzai on October 12 met with victims of Pakistan´s devastating monsoon floods, in only the second visit to her home country since being shot by the Taliban a decade ago. — AFP
This handout picture taken and released by Chief Minister House Office of Sindh Province on October 12, 2022 shows Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai (R) meeting with flood-affected families at a makeshift camp in Johi, Dadu district of Sindh province. — AFP
This handout picture taken and released by Chief Minister House Office of Sindh Province on October 12, 2022 shows Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai (R) meeting with flood-affected families at a makeshift camp in Johi, Dadu district of Sindh province. — AFP
Nobel Laureate, Malala Yousafzai along with Sindh Health and Population Welfare Minister, Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho and others arrive for visiting in flood-affected areas in Sindh province, at Johi area near Dadu on Wednesday. — PPI
Nobel Laureate, Malala Yousafzai along with Sindh Health and Population Welfare Minister, Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho and others arrive for visiting in flood-affected areas in Sindh province, at Johi area near Dadu on Wednesday. — PPI

— Thumbnail and Header image of Nobel Peace Laureate Malala Yousufzai interacting with flood-affected women at a relief camp near MNV Drain, Union Council Johi-2 is taken from AFP