Inter Press Service: With an estimated 14 to 16 million people affected by what the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) calls "the worst monsoon-related floods in living memory", the U.N. launched a humanitarian flash appeal Wednesday seeking 459.7 million dollars for relief efforts in Pakistan. "The disaster is continually getting worse," said John Holmes, U.N. under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator. Speaking to reporters at the ......
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460 Million Dollars Sought for Pakistan Flood Relief
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on August 11th, 2010
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