In light of the recent increase in flood fatalities, the UN agency for humanitarian assistance has issued a warning that the approximately 5.7 million Pakistani flood survivors will experience a severe food crisis over the next three months.
According to Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority, flooding brought on by unusually heavy monsoon rains has resulted in 33 million people being affected, over 2 million homes being damaged, 1,695 fatalities, and hundreds of thousands of people being forced to live in tents or other temporary housing.
According to the latest report released by the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on Saturday, 5.7 million people in flood-affected areas will experience a food crisis between September and November as a result of the current floods, which are predicted to make Pakistan’s food insecurity worse.
The World Health Organization estimates that 16% of the population was experiencing moderate to severe food insecurity even prior to the floods.
However, Pakistan’s government argues that there is no immediate cause for concern over food supplies because the country is importing additional wheat and its inventories are sufficient to endure into the next crop.
In a tweet sent on Monday, the U.N. organization stated that it had increased its flood response efforts and had helped 1.6 million people who had been directly impacted by the downpours.
