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US announces $30 million in support for Pakistan flood response

Published: 30 Aug 2022 - 08:00 pm | Last Updated: 30 Aug 2022 - 08:04 pm
Boys, victims of the flood, reach out for food from a relief worker, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Nowshera, Pakistan, August 30, 2022. (REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz)

Boys, victims of the flood, reach out for food from a relief worker, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Nowshera, Pakistan, August 30, 2022. (REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz)

Reuters

ISLAMABAD: The United States will provide $30 million in support for Pakistan following severe rains and flooding, the US embassy in Islamabad announced on Tuesday.

"The United States, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), today announced an additional $30 million in life-saving humanitarian assistance to support people and communities affected by severe flooding in Pakistan," the statement said.


People prepare a barrier with wooden logs and sandbags to stop flood waters, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Puran Dhoro, Badin, Pakistan, August 30, 2022. (REUTERS/Yasir Rajput)