Pakistan's current floods are expected to exacerbate the country's food insecurity and leave over five million to face a food crisis between September and November.
abc.net.au/news/pakistan-floods-food-crisis-aid-international-response-/101498010The United Nations humanitarian agency has warned that about 5.7 million Pakistani flood survivors will face a serious food crisis in the next three months.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in its latest report said the current floods are expected to exacerbate food insecurity in Pakistan and said 5.7 million people in flood-affected areas will be facing a food crisis between September and November. However, Pakistan's government insists that there is no immediate worry about food supplies, as wheat stocks are enough to last through the next harvest and that the government is importing more.
OCHA said outbreaks of waterborne and other diseases are on the rise in Sindh and south-western Baluchistan provinces, where floods have caused the most damage since mid-June.Several countries and UN agencies have sent more than 131 flights carrying aid for survivors, but many are complaining they have either received too little help or are still waiting for it.
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