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'Monsoon brides': Extreme weather fuels Pakistan child marriages

Terra Daily Friday, 16 August 2024
'Monsoon brides': Extreme weather fuels Pakistan child marriagesDadu, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 16, 2024

As monsoon rains were about to break over Pakistan, 14-year-old Shamila and her 13-year-old sister Amina were married off in exchange for money, a decision their parents made to help the family survive the threat of floods. "I was happy to hear I was getting married... I thought my life would become easier," Shamila told AFP after her wedding to a man twice her age in hope of a more prospero
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Pakistan's monsoon brides: Extreme weather gives rise to child marriages 02:47

 Pakistan's high rate of marriages for underage girls had been inching lower in recent years, but after unprecedented floods in 2022, rights workers warn such weddings are now on the rise due to climate-driven economic insecurity.

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