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About 8 lakh livestock lost in Pakistan floods
Updated : 3 years, 9 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, 9 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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China's tabacco expansion: A concern for global public health
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 2 (ANI): The expansion of the Chinese tobacco industry has a negative impact on public health at a much larger, unprecedented scale.
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Seen reports concerning trade resumption from Pakistan, nothing to add at
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): Amid reports in Pakistan media about the possible resumption of bilateral trade with India in the wake of the unprecedented flood situation in the country, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday that it had seen various statements on the ma
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More than three million children at risk as devastating floods hit Pakista
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 1 (ANI): More than three million children are in need of humanitarian assistance and at increased risk of waterborne diseases, and malnutrition due to the most severe flooding in Pakistan's recent history, according to UNICEF.
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Major health risks unfolding amid floods in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 9 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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Shehbaz Sharif thanks PM Modi for condolence message amid devastating floo
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 31 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his condolences over the human and material losses caused by massive floods in Pakistan.
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Pakistan floods: Over 33mn people affected, 6.4mn in dire need of aid, say
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 31 (ANI): More than 6.4 million people in Pakistan are in dire need of humanitarian aid as the devastating floods continue to wreak havoc in the country, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
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US announces USD 30mn in humanitarian aid for flood response in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday announced an additional USD 30 million in life-saving humanitarian assistance to support people and communities affected by severe flooding in Pakistan.
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UNHCR urges immediate support for millions caught in Pakistan floods
Updated : 3 years, 9 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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UN launches USD 160mn response plan as floods wreak havoc in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): The "2022 Pakistan Floods Response Plan (FRP)" was jointly launched on Tuesday by the Government of Pakistan and the United Nations, simultaneously in Islamabad and Geneva, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said
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Sri Lankan President presents Interim Budget, says talks with IMF in final
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 30 (ANI): To provide relief to the Island nation amid the unprecedented economic crisis, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday presented the Interim Budget and said that the talks with International Monetary Fund is in final stage.
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