ISLAMABAD, Sept 16 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan received a total of 100 international flights, carrying relief items for flood victims since Aug 28, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, said yesterday.
The humanitarian relief goods include food items, tents, blankets, medical supplies, survival and hygiene equipment, and high-capacity water pumps, according to the spokesperson.
Prime Minister, Shahbaz Sharif, said, devastating floods caused immense damage with the communication system, crops, houses and roads completely destroyed in parts of Pakistan.
The federal government has allocated 70 billion rupees (about 295.5 million U.S. Dollars) for the victims, while 24 billion rupees have already been distributed to the flood victims, the prime minister said.
According to the latest figures, released by the National Disaster Management Authority, the floods in the country have killed 1,508 people, injured over 12,000 others and left thousands homeless, since mid-June.– NNN-APP
