Pakistan floods: Buhari asks UN, aid agencies to intervene as death toll nears 1000
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the people of Pakistan over the flood disaster ravaging parts of the country.
Almost 1000 people have been killed, while about 33 million people have been displaced as a result of heavy monsoon rains and flash floods being experienced in the country.
On Thursday, the country declared a national emergency and called for international help as the death toll from months of flooding continues to rise.
In a statement issued on Saturday by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, Buhari said Pakistan and its population are in the thoughts and prayers of Nigerians as they confront “this humanitarian disaster of epic proportions”.
The president appealed to the United Nations and other aid agencies to take urgent steps to assist people without shelter and food as well as the millions who require urgent humanitarian relief.
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