UN Chief Seeks Aid as Pakistan Flood Losses Exceed $30 Billion
- A third of South Asian country is inundated due to floods
- WHO says huge flood-hit population is infected by diseases
Internally displaced people shift husk for their animals in a flood-hit area of Balochistan province, on Sept. 7.
Photographer: Fida Hussain/AFP/Getty Images
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The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on the international community to help Pakistan financially as damages caused by recent floods exceed $30 billion.
“Pakistan needs massive financial support to respond to this crisis,” Guterres said at a joint news conference with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during a two-day visit to the South Asian country. Pakistan has not contributed to the climate change but it’s one of the most impacted countries, he said.