UNITED NATIONS (AA) – The United Nations has warned that 6 million people in Afghanistan face emergency level of food insecurity amid shortage of sufficient humanitarian assistance due to lack of funding. “The economic shocks, which we are experiencing these days are the primary drivers for the humanitarian needs,” UN Deputy ...
DERA MURAD JAMALI, Pakistan (AA) – A thin sweater, an acrylic shawl with patches, and a pair of plastic shoes are Mohammad Jamal’s only defense against a stinging cold that has enormously added to a barrage of hardships his family and he have been facing for over two months. Lodged in a tarpaulin tent along […]
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – The US has announced an additional $30 million in aid for the victims of recent floods that displaced hundreds of thousands of people in Pakistan. The aid was announced by US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome during his visit to flood-hit areas in southern Sindh province, the hardest-hit region, the Prime [&hel...
BARGUNA, Bangladesh (AA) – At least 22 people were reportedly killed across Bangladesh after Cyclone Sitrang struck the country on Monday night, forcing around 10 million people to shift to safer areas, while tens of thousands remain marooned awaiting government help, officials said. Five people were killed in separate cyclone-related incident...
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) – Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Deby has announced a state of emergency following the human and material damage caused by massive flooding in the country. Heavy floods in the Central African country are affecting 636 localities in 18 of its 23 regions, or more than a million people, causing tens of thousands [&hel...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – The Pakistan government has announced compensation for the families of those killed and injured during the recent devastating floods as relief and reconstruction activities continue in the South Asian country. Speaking at a high-level meeting on Thursday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the federal government wil...
Johi, Pakistan (AA) Slumped on a chair at his utility store in the main Johi bazaar, Nasarullah Jamali recalled the day (August 28) when some residents opted for evacuation but a majority rushed towards the dyke to try to stop floodwater. The gushing floodwaters struck the dyke on September 1. “Only 30% of the residents […]
Abuja, Nigeria (AFP): About 500 people have died in Nigeria’s worst floods in a decade and 1.4 million others have been displaced from their homes since the start of the rainy season. Floods caused by abundant rains and poor infrastructure have affected vast swathes of Africa’s most populous country sparking fears they could worsen...
DADU, Pakistan (AA) – Flood victims returning to villages in Pakistan’s south are finding themselves having to rebuild their homes after they were flattened by last month’s devastating floods that submerged one-third of the country. Allah Bachayo Phanwar stands as a stark example. Located on the outskirts of Dadu district in ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – The UN and Pakistan on Tuesday issued a revised flash appeal for $816 million to cope with the devastation caused by unprecedented rains and floods in the South Asian country. The revised assistance plan, five times higher than the original $160 million appeal, was launched at a ceremony in Geneva to […]
