Published 2 years ago

UN issues flash appeal for $160 million to help Pakistan with floods

Summary by Ground News

Floods in Pakistan have cost at least 1,160 lives and affected more then 33 million people. WHO has raised the alarm about the possibility of waterborne diseases spreading rapidly. The climate-change-driven "monsoons on steroids" have been raging since mid-June and put one-third of the country underwater.

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Times of India

Pakistan needs $10 billion for flood repairs, rebuilding: Minister

Pakistan News: Unprecedented flash floods caused by historic monsoon rains have washed away roads, crops, infrastructure and bridges, killing at least 1,000 people i

2 years ago·India

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The Guardian

UN and Pakistan appeal for $160m to help flooding victims

Call for emergency funding as nearly half a million people displaced and estimated $10bn damage to economyThe United Nations and Pakistan are to appeal for $160m (£135m) in emergency funding for the nearly half a million people displaced by record-breaking floods that have killed more than 1,150 people since mid-June.Large areas remain underwater and more than 33 million people, or one in seven Pakistanis, have been affected by the floods. Rescu…

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Cataclysmic floods in Pakistan kill 1,100, including 380 children

Torrential rains and flooding have submerged a third of Pakistan and killed more than 1,100 people, including 380 children as the United Nations appealed for aid on Tuesday for what it described as an "unprecedented climate catastrophe."

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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CBC News

'Today, it's Pakistan. Tomorrow, it could be your country,' UN chief says in appeal for $160M US in flood aid

The United Nations and Pakistan issued an appeal Tuesday for more than $160 million US in emergency funding to help millions affected by record-breaking floods that have killed more than 1,150 people since mid-June.

2 years ago·Canada

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NDTV

"Burning With Pain": Devastating Pak Floods Trigger Major Health Crisis

Pakistan Floods: At a charity clinic in a southern Pakistani village, dozens of people affected by relentless rains and floods crowd around the door waiting to talk to a volunteer doctor.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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Associated Press News

UN seeks $160 million in emergency aid for Pakistan floods

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations and Pakistan issued an appeal Tuesday for $160 million in emergency funding to help millions affected by record-breaking floods that have killed more than 1,160 people since mid-June.

2 years ago·United States

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