Web Desk (LTN NEWS): Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari told diplomats in a delegation that more than 20 countries and representatives of donor organizations that Sindh needs Rs860 billion right away to rebuild houses that have collapsed, fix roads, and bring agriculture back to life after weeks of heavy rains.
“We have to help people get back on their feet, give them jobs, rebuild the road network, and boost the economy,” Bilawal said. He also said that they would need machinery to restore the fertility of flooded farmland once the floodwaters went down.
Read More: https://ltnnews.tv/every-pakistani-should-take-steps-to-help-flood-victims-bilawal-bhutto/
He said that the floods and heavy rains had hit almost the whole country, but Sindh had gotten more rain than usual. He said that high floods at the Guddu and Sukkur barrages had stopped the drainage system from working.
He said, “This is the first time that both river areas and cities have been flooded at the same time, making a lot of people homeless.” He said that the rain and flood destroyed crops and cost growers in the province Rs33,544,1 million.
Officers from the National Disaster Manager Authority (NDMA) also told the group about the damage caused by the disaster.
The delegation included ambassadors and diplomats from Turkmenistan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, Germany, Canada, Spain, South Korea, China, the European Union, France, Iran, Turkey, Qatar, and Japan, as well as representatives from the United Nations Population Fund, USAID, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, and other organizations.
After the meeting, everyone looked at the flooded cities, towns, crops, and canals from above.
