Pakistan: Water logging increases difficulties even after 4 months of a flood, 4 million children forced to live near contaminated water


Posted on 12th Jan 2023 11:13 am by rohit kumar

According to UNICEF, more than 4 million children in Pakistan are still living near contaminated and stagnant flood water. It has been more than four months since the national emergency was declared over the threat to existence and well-being. Dawn reported in Pakistan.

 

Many families in Jacobabad have little more than mere clothes to cover their makeshift shelters from the stagnant flood waters, while the temperature dropped to seven degrees Celsius at night. UNICEF and partners have started providing children's kits and jackets, among other items, to people living in mountainous areas, reports Dawn. UNICEF aims to reach 200,000 children, women, and men.

 

Did you know?Explore Trending and Topic pages for more stories like this.

Acute respiratory infections are seen in children

More than four months after a national emergency was declared in Pakistan, children are still living near contaminated water. According to Dawn, acute respiratory infections have been observed in children, a leading cause of child mortality worldwide, on the rise in flood-affected areas.

 

The number of children with severe acute malnutrition in flood-affected areas monitored by UNICEF nearly doubled between July and December 2021, and an estimated 1.5 million children are still in need of life-saving nutrition.

 

Also Read: In Pakistan, onion prices increased by 500% in a year: only 21 days' expenditure money left in the treasury; the full story of the plight

1 Like 0 Dislike
Previous news Next news
Other news

US Tariffs: Trump imposed a 25% additional tariff on India, a fine on buying Russian oil; a new decision effective from August 27

US President Donald Trump has imposed an additional 25 percent tariff on India. This tariff has b

Rahul Gandhi Visit: Rahul Gandhi reached Amritsar, met flood victims in Ajnala, and Ramdas.

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, is on a visit to Punjab today. He will visit the

India-US Relations: 'PM Modi does not deal over the phone', claims Indian diplomat on Trump not answering the phone

The report of the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine has created a stir in the US-India rela

Now it will be impossible to occupy Waqf properties, every penny of the property will be recorded on the 'Umeed Portal'

The Central Government has notified the 'Integrated Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and

Pilibhit Encounter: Three Khalistani terrorists killed in encounter, two AK-47s recovered; had attacked a police post in Punjab

Three Khalistani terrorists killed in Pilibhit were accused of attacking a police post in Gurdasp

Auto Expo 2025: Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the Auto Expo, this time the focus is on electric vehicles; know everything

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the second edition of the Global Automotive Exhibition o

PMI: Growth in India's manufacturing sector continues in February, with output almost the same as in January

The pace of growth in the country's manufacturing sector continued in February with new orders an

Bharat Bandh: The effect of Bharat Bandh was seen in West Bengal and Odisha, where seven protesters were detained

The impact of the Bharat Bandh, called by trade unions and farmers' organizations, is being seen

Narendra Modi: UP's development is happening according to PM Modi's vision and Yogi's mission, inauguration, and foundation stone of 2 highways made of 3300 crores

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has said that according to the vision of Prime Minister Narendra M

Twitter Logo: The bird flew away, and the dog came, Elon Musk made this change in the Twitter logo

Elon Musk changed the logo of Twitter on Tuesday. Now the dog is visible in the logo instead of t

Sign up to write
Sign up now if you have flare of writing..
Login   |   Register
Follow Us
Indyaspeak @ Facebook Indyaspeak @ Twitter Indyaspeak @ Pinterest RSS



Play Free Quiz and Win Cash