[Al Arabiya Latest] The United Nations appealed on Wednesday for almost $460 million in emergency aid for Pakistan after floods devastated large areas of the country.
Launching the appeal at U.N. headquarters, humanitarian chief John Holmes said it would cover a 90-day period of immediate relief but would be revised within a month as the situation developed and more information came in.
According to U.N. figures, more than 14 million people have been affected by the floods, more than 1,200 have died and nearly 300,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed. Holmes said some 6 million people were in need of aid. |