巴基斯坦东部城市拉合尔的Baghbanpura社区周三晚间发生房屋坍塌事故,一栋多层住宅的屋顶倒塌导致至少9名家庭成员丧生,数人受伤[1]。救援工作随后展开,持续近24小时[1]。
这场悲剧发生在季风暴雨肆虐该地区期间。自6月底以来,强降雨已在巴基斯坦造成100多人死亡,其中包括14名在教培中心坍塌事故中丧生的儿童[1]。2022年的洪灾曾淹没巴基斯坦约三分之一的国土,造成1737人死亡[1]。
巴基斯坦全球温室气体排放不足1%,但面临气候变化影响中的极度脆弱处境[1]。
A multi-story residential building collapsed in Lahore's Baghbanpura neighborhood on Wednesday evening due to heavy monsoon rains, claiming the lives of at least 9 family members with several others injured [1]. Rescue operations continued for nearly 24 hours in response to the disaster [1].
The collapse represents part of a broader humanitarian crisis unfolding across Pakistan's eastern Punjab province. Since late June, torrential rains have claimed over 100 lives nationwide, including 14 children who died when a training center roof collapsed [1]. Pakistan, despite contributing less than 1 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, remains among the world's most vulnerable nations to climate change impacts [1]. The country's vulnerability to extreme weather was underscored by the 2022 floods, which submerged approximately one-third of Pakistani territory and resulted in 1,737 deaths [1].