Pakistan floods: 3.4 million children need ‘immediate, lifesaving support’
That estimate came as the country’s National Disaster Management Authority updated the death toll from flooding since mid-June to 1,545, including 552 children.
Meanwhile, country officials warn that the toll is likely to rise as the death toll is being reported and diseases such as dengue fever are on the rise.
Azra Pechuho, health minister of the southern province of Sindh – one of the worst-affected areas where many schools and other facilities remain closed, said there was now a “state of emergency” due to Huge amount of standing water, perfect supply. breeding conditions of the Aedes mosquito that transmits the dengue virus.
“Girls and boys in Pakistan are paying the price for a climate disaster not of their own making,” Fadil said.
“Young children who are living outdoors with their families, without water, without food and without a livelihood – face a wide range of hazards and risks associated with flooding,” said Fadil. Many exhausted, anemic and malnourished mothers are also unable to breastfeed.
“Critical infrastructure … has been destroyed and damaged, including thousands of schools, water systems and medical facilities,” he added.