The UN appeals for $160 million to help Pakistan

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The United Nations has issued an appeal for $160 million in emergency funding to help Pakistan deal with catastrophic floods that have killed more than 1,100 people and destroyed the country's infrastructure and crops.

"Pakistan is full of suffering," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a video message on August 30, appealing for help.

He said that with millions of people forced from their homes, with schools and health facilities destroyed by the climate disaster, Pakistan requires the collective attention of the world.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced on August 30 that the United States will provide $30 million in additional funding to assist Pakistan.

Authorities said they are using military planes, helicopters, trucks and boats to evacuate stranded people and distribute aid to those affected.

According to initial government estimates, the floods have caused $10 billion in economic damage.

Pakistan floods, government declares national emergency
Officials in Pakistan said that this year floods have killed at least 1,061 people, affected more than 33 million people - one in seven Pakistanis - and destroyed or severely damaged almost 1 million homes./rel

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