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DADU DISTRICT, Pakistan, 2 November 2010 – The recent floods in Pakistan have been particularly cruel to the Dadu district in the country’s southern Sindh Province. With nearly half its population of 1.3 million displaced, and virtually everyone in the region affected, providing much-needed supplies and medical assistance to flood victims has indeed been a monumental endeavor.
| VIDEO: 29 October 2010 - UNICEF correspondent Vivian Siu reports on the situation facing thousands still stranded by stagnant floodwaters in southern Pakistan as winter approaches. Watch in RealPlayer |
About 65,000 people in the district – mostly women and children – are stranded in their villages with no shelter on small tracts of land accessible only by boat or helicopter.” The risk of waterborne disease from the stagnant floodwaters grows daily, and the challenge of getting supplies into these areas has become increasingly difficult.
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6 million children affected by the floods in Pakistan; some 2.7 million in need of immediate, life-saving assistance
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GENEVA/ISLAMABAD, 11 August 2010 - As the figures continue to rise, UNICEF says that 6 million children have been affected by the floods in Pakistan with some 2.7 million children in need of urgent, life-saving assistance.
According to UN estimates, a total of 14 million people have been affected by the flood crisis. Hundreds of thousands have received humanitarian aid, but millions more urgently need shelter, food, water, and health care. The flooding could worsen considerably in the coming days, especially in parts of Sindh.
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Pakistan Flood Toll Exceeds 1,500 as Officials Struggle to Reach Survivors
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Pakistan’s deadliest floods in decades killed more than 1,500 people and overwhelmed government efforts to provide aid, officials and relief workers said.
With President Asif Ali Zardari touring Europe, the government said it was rushing help to the devastated northwestern province, where the army has fought Taliban guerrillas. Islamic militant groups in the region and the U.S. government both have built public support in the past by providing assistance to bolster government attempts.
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UN chief: Never seen anything like Pakistan floods
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Sunday he has never seen anything like the flood disaster in Pakistan after surveying the devastation and urged foreign donors to speed up assistance to the 20 million people affected.
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Pakistan flood waters to remain for weeks
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Though the week's forecast does not include heavy rain, existing river
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