Pakistan Warns of New Floods as Disease Fears Grow
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Pakistan warned today of a new flood wave making its way south along the Indus River and more heavy monsoon rains, threatening to add to the 20 million people who have lost homes, farms and livelihoods.
The forecast for further inundations in Sindh province came after United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the devastation was the worst he had ever seen and promised more emergency funding for relief operations. The UN said on Aug. 13 it had received only 20 percent of the $460 million it needs to aid the homeless and hungry. U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg today called the global response “lamentable, absolutely pitiful.”