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WASHINGTON, Sep 13 (APP): The United Sates, responding to Pakistan’s appeal for flood relief assistance, has swung into action with provision of shelter and medical supplies for victims and internally displaced people, the State Department said. “We have already started sending food assistance through AID. Our assistance should reach about 346,000 Pakistanis. We’re also sending shelter and nonfood items through AID partners to reach about 5,500 families. And we’re also providing medical services to reach about 500,000 Pakistanis,” State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said.
The assistance includes 8,000 tents, 17,000 shelter kits, food rations for 71,000 families through our international partners like the International Organization for Migration, UNHCR, and the World Food Programme, the spokesperson said.
Incessant monsoon rains have inundated several villages and towns in downstream Sindh province, claiming around 200 lives and displacing millions from their homes.
Islamabad made the appeal in the face of massive relief requirments and widespread flooding in agricultural land and infrastructure disruptions.
Pakistan’s neighbors China and Iran are also aiding Pakistani efforts to provide relief supplies to the flood-affected communities.
The United Nations has also pledged efforts to rally support for Pakistan’s massive relief work ahead.
Incessant monsoon rains have inundated several villages and towns in downstream Sindh province, claiming around 200 lives and displacing millions from their homes.
Islamabad made the appeal in the face of massive relief requirments and widespread flooding in agricultural land and infrastructure disruptions.
Pakistan’s neighbors China and Iran are also aiding Pakistani efforts to provide relief supplies to the flood-affected communities.
The United Nations has also pledged efforts to rally support for Pakistan’s massive relief work ahead.
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