“The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), today announced an additional $30 million in life-saving humanitarian assistance to support people and communities affected by severe flooding in Pakistan,” the US embassy in Islamabad announced in a statement.
Pakistan’s government has declared the floods a national emergency, with 66 districts declared to be “calamity hit”, said a press release issued by the US Embassy in Pakistan.
“In response to the Pakistani government’s request for assistance, the United States will prioritize urgently needed food support, safe water, sanitation and hygiene improvements, financial help, and shelter assistance,” the statement read.
The United States will continue to monitor the crisis in close coordination with local partners and Pakistani authorities, it added.
“The United States remains steadfast in its support for affected communities throughout Pakistan.”
In addition to the $30 million in urgently needed humanitarian assistance announced today, the United States also provided over $1.1 million in grants and project support earlier this month to ensure direct assistance reaches those communities most impacted and to help mitigate and prevent the effects of future floods.FILE – Families sit near their belongings surrounded by floodwaters, in Sohbat Pur city of Jaffarabad, a district of Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province, Aug. 28, 2022. The flooding has all the hallmarks of a catastrophe juiced by climate change, but it is too early to formally assign blame to global warming, several scientists tell The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Zahid Hussain, File)