ISLAMABAD: Emergency relief supplies from the United States arrived in Pakistan on Saturday as floods continued to devastate Punjab, officials said.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated that the aid, sent through the US Army Central Command, will be delivered in six flights. Relief items include tents, water pumps, and generators.
US Chargé d’Affaires Natalie Baker handed over the supplies to the Pakistan Army, which will distribute them to flood-hit communities. The ISPR said Pakistan appreciatesthe US government and military support during the crisis.
The US Embassy in Islamabad said in a statement that American military aircraft delivered the goods at the request of Pakistan’s military. Baker also conveyed condolences to families affected by the disaster.
Punjab, which produces much of Pakistan’s wheat and rice and is home to nearly half of its 240 million people, has suffered the heaviest damage. Nearly 50 people have died in the Ravi-Sutlej-Chenab flood spell since late August, raising the provincial death toll to 231 since June.
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Nationwide, floods and rains have killed 905 people since the monsoon began on June 26, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.
