U.N., aid groups appeal for additional funding, supplies for Pakistan flood victims

Nov 10 2011

The U.N. and several other international aid groups, including Oxfam, Save the Children, Care and ACTED, on Wednesday "warn[ed] they are running short of money and supplies to help millions of people affected by floods in Pakistan," the Associated Press reports (11/9). "Floods in August hit Sindh province in the south, killing at least 430 people and disrupting the lives of nine million. Many people are still camping out in the open with little food, water or shelter," Reuters writes, adding "agencies fear flood victims could suffer from a major outbreak of dengue fever, malaria and acute respiratory infection" (Conway, 11/9). The U.N., which has raised just $96.5 million of the $357 million it wants for flood relief, called the appeal 'distressingly underfunded,'" the Guardian notes (Ford, 11/9).