Pak pleads for international help after floods destroyed the city

Islamabad 28 Aug : Pakistan is appealing for more international aid after flooding caused havoc across the nation, BBC reportedThe US, UK, UAE and many others have all contributed to the monsoon disaster appeal however, more funds are required an interior ministry official told the BBC.

Over 1,000 people have died and millions of people have been forced to relocate from June to the beginning of June, Salman Sufi claimed.He said that Pakistans government was doing all in its power to assist the people.

In the north-west of the country In the north-west of the country, thousands of people evacuated their homes after the floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province burst their banks, causing massive flash floods BBC reported.The province of Sindh in the south-east of the country has also been heavily hit, with thousands displaced from their homes.

Pakistans prime minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that 33 million people were impacted by the floods, approximately 15 percent of the countrys population.He claimed that the damage caused by the floods of this season were comparable to the losses suffered by the floods of 2010-11, believed to be the most severe ever recorded.

Government officials in this country blame climate change as the cause of the destruction, BBC reported.But poor planning by local governments is also cited as a reason that has contributed to the flood-related issues in the past, with buildings often erected in areas that are susceptible to floods during seasonal times.san/dp.