“Severe flooding has severely affected 6.4 million people, including 3.4 million children.”
On August 29, UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) announced $37 million (approximately 5 billion yen) to support emergency relief activities in Pakistan, where heavy rains have caused extensive flooding. of emergency funds to the international communitysought。
UNICEF said rainfall more than five times the average for the past 30 years continued in southern Pakistan, causing major flash floods and flooding in three of Pakistan’s four provinces. The floods have severely affected 6.4 million people, including 3.4 million children.BBCsays tens of millions have been affected and more than 1,000 have died.
According to UNICEF, about 200,000 houses were completely destroyed, 450,000 houses were damaged, and about 18,000 houses were damaged.000 schools were destroyed, more than 700,000 livestock were killed and 2 million acres (8,000 square kilometers) of crops were lost.
Many of the hardest-hit districts were originally “most vulnerable districts”
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Many of the hardest-hit districts were also “Pakistan’s most vulnerable districts,” it said, adding that “already high rates of malnutrition, poor access to water and sanitation, low school enrollment and many other “Children deprived of their lives are left in poverty, without homes, schools and even drinking water.”
In addition to delivering emergency aid and supplies worth $1 million (about 140 million yen), further emergency assistance will provide life-saving medical equipment, essential medicines, clean and safe drinking water, etc. Called for funding for activities.
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