It has been over 100 days since the monsoon rains caused Pakistan's floods. In some areas, the water has receded, but in others the emergency is far from over. Parts of Pakistan are still submerged and hundreds of thousands of people are living on bunds, or embankments, without any regular access to food supplies. Food has to be flown in or sent by boat. Some displaced families are returning home and need the critical support that food assistance can provide as they begin their recovery. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, work on recovery has begun as residents try to replant crops and rebuild the villages, schools, health centers and businesses that were destroyed. The World Food Programme is supporting many of them with food as they rebuilt.
UN aid agencies warned that funding would fall short, threatening emergency aid operations for millions of flood victims in Pakistan. There is some 18 million people who are affected by this catastrophic flooding. After 100 days, there is an estimated 14 million people who remain in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. One agency said they will be forced to cut back vital aid programs in the New Year is it does not receive the money it needs.
I have to say I'm not surprised to hear that agencies are short on money because I feel like there hasn't been very much on the news about the floods in Pakistan. It has been 100 days since the monsoons hit and I don't expect Pakistan to receive any more aid especially because there has not been very much about them in the news lately. I also wanna say this is due to the government's weak infrastructure. I can imagine if something like this happened in the U.S., the government would have stepped in and done something.
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Funding-Shortfalls-Jeopardize-Life-Saving-UN-Operations-in-Pakistan-106818238.html
http://www.wfp.org/stories/pakistan-100-days-flooding
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