Washington, August 12: The United States has announced another USD 16.25 million in aid for flood relief work in Pakistan, thus totalling more than USD 71 million in less than a week while more is on its way.
On Tuesday, Washington had announced USD 20 million for the humanitarian effort to help more than 14 million people affected by the devastating flood in Pakistan — the worst in more than eight decades.
“We have already committed USD 55 million to this effort. Our Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration intends to provide an additional USD 16.25 million to UNHCR and to the ICRC to assist Pakistan’s flood victims,” State Department spokesman P J Crowley said.
“This funding should help support Red Cross relief distributions, including food, tents, and shelter, water purification, restoration of community water supplies, preventive health measures, and the like,” he said.
–PTI