an hour agoUN: 10 million people do not have access to drinking water, six months after floods in Pakistan
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)About six months after the catastrophic floods in Pakistan, more than 10 million people still have no access to drinking water in areas affected by record rains, according to a United Nations report. Based on a report published by the United Nations Organization, families living in hit areas [...]
Based on a report published by the United Nations Organization, families living in flood-hit areas have no “alternative other than to drink and use potentially affected water”.
Every day, millions of girls and boys in Pakistan are fighting a losing battle against preventable diseases caused by water and malnutrition as a result of”, Abdullah Fadil, the representative of the group, said. U n NICEF in Pakistan.
The largest floods in Pakistan began in June due to heavy rains. They killed at least 1739 people, including 647 children, and affected 33 million people in total.
