The Pakistan foreign office on Thursday released a breakdown of flood relief assistance flights to the country this month, saying a total of 101 planes had arrived so far, 55 of them from the United Arab Emirates.
The aid flights have been an important source of supplies to survivors of devastating floods that have left thousands homeless and killed nearly 1,500 people in Pakistan since mid-June.
The ministry said the UAE had sent 55 relief flights, the US 15, Turkey 13 and China and Qatar 4 each. UNICEF and Saudi Arabia have sent two plane loads of relief while the UK, Nepal, Jordan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and France have sent one plane each. The World Food Program has sent 3 plane loads, and UNHCR 13.
On Wednesday, the UN resident coordinator in Pakistan, Julien Harneis, told reporters member states had so far committed $150 million in response to an emergency appeal for $160 million. He said $38 million pledges from the world community had been converted into assistance for Pakistan.
