United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pays his respects throughout a go to to the Sikh Shrine of Baba Guru Nanak Dev at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib within the Pakistani city of Kartarpur, close to the Indian border, on February 18, 2020.
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U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Pakistan on Friday to assist its response to devastating floods and was because of meet Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and go to inundated areas on his two-day go to.
Record monsoon rains and glacier soften in northern mountains, each of which the federal government has blamed on local weather change, have triggered floods that has swept away homes, roads, railway tracks, bridges, livestock, and crops, and killed greater than 1,391 folks.
Huge areas of the nation are inundated and tons of of 1000’s of individuals have been compelled from their houses, whereas the lives of practically 33 million folks have been disrupted, the federal government says.
“I have arrived in Pakistan to express my deep solidarity with the Pakistani people after the devastating floods,” Guterres stated.
The United Nations has launched a $160 million support attraction, although Pakistan estimates the floods have brought about losses of about $10 billion.
“I appeal for massive support from the international community as Pakistan responds to this climate catastrophe,” Guterres stated.
As effectively as assembly Sharif and international minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Guterres will tour affected areas throughout his go to.
“The secretary-general’s visit will further raise global awareness about the massive scale of this calamity and the resulting loss of life and widespread devastation,” Pakistan’s international ministry stated in a press release.
In July and August, Pakistan received 391 mm (15.4 inches) of rain, or practically 190% greater than the 30-year common.
The southern province of Sindh has seen 466% extra rain than common.
The World Health Organization has stated greater than 6.4 million folks want humanitarian assist in flooded areas.
Source: www.cnbc.com”