In Pakistan, monsoon floods affected over 9m people and destroyed ................ of crops, coming just one year after the catastrophic 2022 floods from which the country is still recovering. The consecutive flooding events have fundamentally altered Pakistan’s agricultural landscape, with soil erosion, salinisation and infrastructure destruction creating long-term challenges for agricultural recovery.
Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct figure for the destroyed crops affected by monsoon floods was 849,000 hectares.