KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – As the losses from devastating floods in Pakistan keep piling up, farmers and experts fear that the killing of hundreds of thousands of animals may lead to a severe shortage of milk and meat in the coming months. Ravaging floods have killed over 1,300 people, ripped away mountainsides, swept off the […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Türkiye will host an online fundraiser to help flood victims in Pakistan, where over 1,300 people have lost their lives while over 33 million have been affected, most of whom are living under the open sky. The virtual fundraiser will be held on Thursday at around 7.30 p.m., Istanbul time, a statement […]
ISLAMABAD (AA) – The UN refugee agency has mounted a massive airlift relief operation for flood victims in Pakistan, where over 33 million people have been affected by this year’s disastrous floods. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the first three flights from Dubai arrived in Pakistan while five mo...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – The death toll from ravaging floods in Pakistan reached 1,325, with 11 more fatalities reported over the past 24 hours, the country’s national disaster agency said on Monday. All fresh casualties were reported from the southern province of Sindh, where a fresh spell of floods has inundated more land in the ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan could lose its archaeological treasure, which includes remnants of the thousands-year-old Mohenjo Daro and Mahargarh civilizations, to the floods that have inundated a third of the country. Mohenjo Daro, located in the Larkana district of the southern Sindh province, has been hit particularly hard by the...
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...