Pakistan Appeals To World For Flood Help

Islamabad: Pakistan is appealing for further international assistance after floods wreaked havoc across the country.

The US, UK, United Arab Emirates and others have contributed to a monsoon disaster appeal but much more funds are needed, an interior ministry official told media.

More than 1,000 people have died and millions have been displaced since June, Salman Sufi said.

He said Pakistan’s government was doing everything in its power to help people.

According to Pakistan National Disaster Management Authority, about 119 people have been killed in the monsoon rains in the last 24 hours.

In the northwest of the country, thousands of people fled their homes after rivers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province witnessed embankment breaches at vulnerable points, triggering powerful flash floods.

The province of Sindh in the southeast of the country has also been badly affected, with thousands displaced from their homes.