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UN chief lands in Pakistan to take stock of the floods situation
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 9 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday landed in Pakistan on a two-day visit to take stock of the floods related situation and express solidarity with the country's people hit by extreme monsoon rain.
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UN chief to pay two-day visit to flood-hit Pakistan from tomorrow
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres will visit Pakistan on September 9-10 to express solidarity with the country's people drenched by extreme monsoon rains that have led to the country's worst flooding in a decade.
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UP Cabinet announces Rs 192 crore aid for saving farmers' crops from damag
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 6 (ANI): Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh cabinet approved vital decisions in a cabinet meeting held in Lucknow on Tuesday.
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Hunger, diseases rife in Pakistan as flood-victims forced to live under sk
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 5 (ANI): Record monsoon and heavy floods in Pakistan has given rise to hunger and various illnesses which have affected 660,120 people since July and the experts believe that the situation would aggravate in the coming days as the flood affectees are forced to
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IMD issues yellow alert for heavy rains in Himachal
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 4 (ANI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for heavy rainfall over the next two days in 10 districts in Himachal Pradesh om Saturday.
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Study reveals climate change-related incidents pose negative effects on ps
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): As the heavy monsoon rains and floods continue to play havoc with people's lives and resources in Pakistan, analysts have climate change produces negative effects on the psychological and reproductive health of women who bear the major brunt of disast
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About 8 lakh livestock lost in Pakistan floods
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 2 (ANI): Over the past few weeks, torrential monsoon rains have broken a century-long record and dumped more than five times the 30-year average for rainfall in some provinces, killing more than 1200 people, including about 400 children.
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Anger erupts over inept govt response to floods in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 2 (ANI): At least 1,186 people have died from the floods in Pakistan, leaving affected residents angry at the lack of help being provided to them as this natural disaster disrupts life and pose threat to food security and the economy.
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Major health risks unfolding amid floods in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 31 (ANI): As districts in Pakistan continue to be affected by massive monsoon rainfall and unprecedented levels of flooding, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of significant public health threats facing affected populations, including the risk of fur
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UNHCR urges immediate support for millions caught in Pakistan floods
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 30 (ANI): UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today urged support for a massive scale-up in emergency relief for millions of people in Pakistan hit by monsoon floods that have already killed more than 1,000 people.
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"Pakistan facing monsoon on steroids," UN issues flash appeal amid devasta
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): The United Nations issued a flash appeal on Tuesday for USD 160 million to help Pakistan deal with devastating floods that have killed over 1,000 people and affected millions of lives.
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Pak Planning Minister warns of acute food shortage amid grim flood situati
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): As Pakistan continues to battle the country's worst monsoon floods, the Federal Minister of Planning and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Monday warned that the country will be confronted with acute food shortages in the near term.
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