1,600 people were killed in Pakistan floods caused the Prime Minister to request international assistance
international online coverage (Sun's clever): Since late July, heavy rains in Pakistan, north-west 80 years suffered the worst flooding, closing on August 6, floods have killed at least 1,600 deaths, 650,000 houses were destroyed, 150 people were left homeless, more than 550,000 hectares of farmland were inundated, 1,200 people affected. The current floods have spread to the southern province of Sindh, 50 million people are evacuated. Prime Minister of Pakistan has asked the international community to provide emergency assistance to victims of Pakistan.
the evening of 5 Pakistan Meteorological Bureau issued a red warning that the floods in Indian Kashmir has killed at least 110 people were killed and the upcoming, very great flood threatened the Sindh province, especially along the Indian River, Sindh province's Sukkur district within 24 hours, 70 villages were inundated. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs officials in Pakistan's flood situation in the here described "huge disaster" and said the flood threat to Sindh province 11 districts, more than 50 million people on the evacuation continues.
Sindh Disaster Management Bureau official said that about 50 million people live near the river in India, they do not realize the critical situation. Sindh Irrigation Minister, said the province hundreds of villages were flooded, Sukkur dam embankment is being reinforced. He said 20 people had been evacuated to safe areas, but there are still many people do not want to leave the house, only a mandatory evacuation, but the unprecedented heavy rain hampered the rescue operations carried out, government departments and the military is joint action to avoid staff casualties.
in hard-hit Pakistan's northwest and central regions, there are 252,000 houses were destroyed. Floods also threaten power stations, many power plants have been forced to close. Electricity and other infrastructure needs a complete restoration of a few weeks time. In the north-west, as the roads and bridges were destroyed by floods, and some remote areas of rescue workers can not reach. About 30,000 soldiers are repairing roads, rebuilding bridges, building tent camps in the north-west, and to assist charitable organizations to distribute food to the victims. Lack of clean drinking water, the victims are facing the risk of suffering from water-borne diseases.
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in the nationally televised speech that Pakistan suffered a 63-year history of the founding of the worst flooding, causing great losses and infrastructure, the real assessment of the flood damage to wait until the flood subsided before possible.
Pakistani military spokesman said it was unprecedented flooding in Pakistan's history, is a real crisis that swept the country, Pakistan's ability to handle such a huge disaster. National Disaster Authority spokesman said, because on the 6th of continuous rainfall, the weather inclement, all helicopters are carrying relief supplies in the north-west region had to temporarily stop, can not participate in the rescue.
present, the international community has already donated to Pakistan, tens of millions of dollars in aid. The Chinese government donated 10 million yuan worth of humanitarian relief supplies, including water purification equipment, medicines, generators and tents, 4 have already arrived in Pakistan, now Pakistan has been distributed to victims in north-west of Peshawar and other places . Chinese Red Cross donated to the Palestinian side benefits 50 thousand U.S. dollars. The United States also announced that the Palestinian side to provide 35 million U.S. dollars in aid and dispatched from Afghanistan six military helicopters and 85 soldiers to help the north-west Pakistan carried out the rescue work.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon from the Central Emergency Response Fund grant 10 million U.S. dollars, Pakistani local emergency relief fund has raised 9.8 million U.S. dollars, United Nations agencies have received 16 million U.S. dollars in donations. But received relief funds is not enough, the United Nations called on the international community to provide more contributions.
