- JEDDAH: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has appealed to the international community for humanitarian and rehabilitation assistance as millions of people are affected by a severe and relentless spell of monsoon rains in southern part of the country.
The unprecedented rains have wreaked havoc with the lives of millions of people besides causing huge devastation to livestock and standing crops, a press release from the Pakistan Consulate said.
Hundreds of people have lost their lives and over 5 million people have been displaced and directly affected by this calamity.
Presently, over four million acres of land is under water; crops in 2.5 million acres have been destroyed; and over a million houses have been damaged or washed away.
In the wake of severity and scale of this natural disaster, urgent humanitarian assistance is required to save lives and continue rescue operations.
The most pressing requirements at the moment are for tents, aqua tablets, water purification equipment, food supplies, de-watering pumps and medicines.
