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India-Pakistan floods and the impact of climate change

Anja Kueppers-McKinnon speaks to Aditi Mukherji in Kolkatta
September 4, 2025

Dozens of people are dead and more than a million displaced as India and Pakistan battle catastrophic flooding. As an especially intense monsoon season comes to a close, researcher Aditi Mukherji tells DW that the role of climate change is evident in the disaster.

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