KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Sudanese authorities on Sunday put the death toll from torrential rains and flash floods at 112 since June. In a statement, the National Council for Civil Defense said 115 people were injured in addition to the collapse of 34,944 homes and the partial damage of 49,096 others. Last month, Sudanese authorities […]
Madyan, Pakistan (AFP): Misery is mounting for millions trapped by the worst floods in Pakistan’s history, which have have submerged a third of Pakistan and claimed at least 1,300 lives. United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has called it “a monsoon on steroids” as he launched an international appeal on August 30 for $160 mil...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Three more Chinese and United Arab Emirates (UAE) planes carrying reliefs goods for flood victims in Pakistan have landed in Karachi and Rawalpindi. One flight from the UAE that was carrying relief goods also landed at Nur Khan Air Base in the garrison city of Rawalpindi. Pakistan thanked China, UAE and other […]
UNITED NATIONS (AA) – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will visit flood-hit Pakistan on September 9, his spokesman has announced. “With the tragic situation facing millions of men, women and children impacted by historic floods in Pakistan, the Secretary-General will travel to the country next week for a solidarity visit,̶...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – China’s leadership has expressed solidarity with Pakistan and assured it of its support as the South Asian country was badly hit by a devastating flood. Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed solidarity and informed his Pakistani counterpart Arif Alvi of his country’s immediate response in a message. “China w...
Saidu Sharif, Pakistan (AFP): Army and government helicopter missions are rescuing hundreds of panicked tourists and locals stranded in the Swat valley of Pakistan after the unrelenting floods of the past week. “It feels like I have got a second life,” said tourist Yasmin Akram, a diabetic who was airlifted to Saidu Sharif’s ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US administration has announced an additional $30 million to assist Pakistan as it recovers from mass flooding that has killed over 1,000 people. The funding will flow through USAID to local partners. The international development agency said the assistance will prioritize “urgently needed support for food, nu...
Sukkur, Pakistan (AFP): Aid efforts ramped up across flooded Pakistan on Tuesday to help tens of millions of people affected by relentless monsoon rains that have submerged a third of the country and claimed more than 1,100 lives. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called the flooding “the worst in the history of Pakistan”, adding it wo...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Another 36 people were claimed dead in different rain and flood-related mishaps across Pakistan over the past 24 hours, pushing the overall tally to 1,162, according to the official statistics released on Tuesday. Of the latest fatalities, 19 were reported from northeastern Punjab province, whose southern distric...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – The UN and Pakistan’s government have issued a flash appeal for $160 million to cope with the devastation caused by unprecedented rains and floods in the South Asian country, which also claimed nearly 1,200 people’s lives. The appeal was jointly issued by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Pakistani Foreig...
