USAID purchased food and stored in preparation for distribution to Sindh and Balochistan flood-affected districts. Ambassador Blome visited that warehouse to see its wokring.
Donald Blome, the US ambassador to Pakistan, made the announcement while visiting the Shikarpur district. There he assisted in distributing hygiene kits, emergency shelters, and latrines to flood victims.
According to the press release, the additional financing would increase efforts to meet urgent needs. To scale up help to the communities most severely hit, and allow the United States Agency. On the other hand for International Development (USAID) to reach about 2 million people.
“With the additional funding, the US government, through USAID, will provide life-saving food, nutrition. And health assistance to mitigate increased food insecurity and malnutrition as a result of the floods. As well as stop the spread of diseases caused by stagnant flood waters,” said a statement from USAID.
According to a Monday study from Oxfam, the devastating flooding in Pakistan this year directly affected at least 33 million people and cost an estimated $30 billion.
The report, created by a team of more than 100 researchers, activists, and policymakers from around the world. They claims that the flood response is not thought to be anywhere close to enough to aid millions of people who have lost their homes and livelihoods and are now facing hunger, disease, and psychological effects.
