Fifteen-year-old Hasan and 13-year-old Shireen Zafar started The Street School for homeless kids in Karachi, Pakistan, three months ago. Story and editing by Alana Yzola Follow INSIDER People on ...

Pakistan declared a state of emergency and appealed for international help after prolonged monsoon rains killed nearly 1,000 people and left over 20 million homeless. More from News Pakistan ...

Asma Khan, 30, came to the UK from Pakistan as a 15-year-old with her ... They’ve been left destitute and homeless for seven years, relying on charity support for their most basic needs.

The call for aid heightened after new estimates of the homeless doubled. About 20 million people have been affected and the death toll has risen to 1,492, according to the Pakistan Disaster Authority.