Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- The numbers of children affected by flooding in Bangladesh, Chad, Gambia, and Pakistan are the highest in over 30 years, according to a latest UNICEF report.

As COP27 gets underway in Egypt, UNICEF also warns this year has brought overwhelming flooding to at least 27.7 million children in 27 countries worldwide.

A large majority of the 27.7 million children affected by flooding in 2022 are among the most vulnerable and are at high risk of a multitude of threats, including death by drowning, disease outbreaks, a lack of safe drinking water, malnutrition, disruption in learning, and violence.

"We are seeing unprecedented levels of flooding all around the world this year, and with it, an explosion in threats to children,"...