The
United Nations has appealed for $365 million to help millions of
Pakistanis affected by floods caused by heavy monsoon rains.
Humaira
Mehboob, a spokeswoman for the U.N.'s humanitarian arm, said Sunday the
money would be used to help over 5.4 million people in the provinces of
Sindh and Baluchistan over the next six months.
The
U.N. says the floods have killed 248 people in Pakistan and damaged or
destroyed some 665,000 homes. They began early last month, but heavy
rains have compounded them recently and hampered relief efforts.
Pakistan often experiences flooding from monsoon rains that lash much of South Asia from June to September.
But many Pakistanis were more vulnerable this year following the worst floods in the country's history last year. AP
