Location: Pakistan
As Pakistan gets pummeled by devastating flooding and landslides caused by heavy monsoon rainfall, World Food Program USA is mobilizing to support the United Nations World Food Programme’s response to the escalating humanitarian disaster. Following the Government of Pakistan’s request for support, the U.N. World Food Programme is rapidly expanding its food assistance to 495,957 people in Balochistan and Sindh. The U.N. World Food Programme has already supported 40,189 flood-affected people in five targeted districts in Balochistan. Distributions have had to be put on hold due to strong rains and access constraints but will restart as soon as the situation allows.
On August 30, the United Nations will issue a $161 million flash appeal for Pakistan. As part of the appeal, the U.N. World Food Programme urgently needs $34 million in order to scale-up food and cash assistance to nearly 1 million people in the Balochistan, Sindh, Punjab districts and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
Since mid-June, flooding and landslides have caused widespread destruction across the country, killing at least 937 people and injuring 1,343. Flooding has affected 33 million people so far with 66 districts declared a ‘calamity hit’ by the government. Over 3000 km of roads and over 100 bridges have been damaged or destroyed; nearly 800,000 livestock have died and 2 million acres of crops and farmland impacted. The humanitarian situation is expected to worsen as communities and infrastructure are increasingly unable to cope with ongoing heavy rainfall. According to Pakistan’s disaster agency, record rainfall has been between three to five times the 30-year nationwide average.
World Food Program USA stands by the people of Pakistan during their time of need. Help us rush urgently-needed food and lifesaving support to those facing crisis in countries like Pakistan.
Pakistan
Flooding and landslides have caused widespread destruction across Pakistan. The country is reeling from the devastating climate disaster.
Families at Risk
Millions of families in Pakistan have confronted climate extremes this year, from unrelenting heatwaves to monster monsoon rains and floods that have devastated the country and triggered a cascade of crises. The number of people facing severe hunger has more than doubled.
Over 1,000 people have been injured
33 million people were displaced
Over 4 million acres of crops were impacted
In natural disasters like these, the U.N. World Food Programme delivers lifesaving emergency food within 72 hours to people who have lost everything. You can help families in places like Pakistan receive the food they need to survive.
See How WFP Is Responding
WFP has been present in Pakistan since 1968. At the recent request of Pakistan’s government, WFP is rapidly expanding its food assistance activity to cover the needs of people affected by the floods.
By mid-November, WFP reached over 2 million flood-affected people with urgently-needed food and cash assistance.
In the case of such a disaster, WFP prepositioned food stocks and prepared distribution points for the timely delivery of food.
WFP works with communities to strengthen their preparedness for and recovery from disasters like floods and earthquakes.
WFP has assisted nearly 1 million children and pregnant and breastfeeding women with specialized nutritious food.
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