Flooded areas in Pakistan have seen a spike in waterborne illnesses like malaria, and health experts worry about skyrocketing malnutrition rates among children. The WHO warns that as temperatures rise, more people will die of malaria, malnutrition, diarrhea and heat stress. The World’s environment correspondent reports from the hard-hit Dadu district in southern Pakistan.
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