ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has started distributing thousands of food packages and non-food shelter kits among families in Punjab’s districts hit hardest by the recent floods, state media reported on Sunday as Pakistan reels from catastrophic deluges.
Floods in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province have killed around 104 people since late August, affected more than 4.5 million people and forced the provincial government to evacuate over 2.5 million people. Over 4,000 areas in Punjab have been inundated by floodwaters as heavy monsoon rains and excess water released by dams from India caused rivers in the province to swell.
Last week, KSrelief handed over five trucks of 10,000 shelter kits and 10,000 food packages to the government of Punjab for those affected by the floods.
“Distributions have already begun in some of the hardest-hit districts, including Kasur, Multan, Muzaffargarh, Rahim Yar Khan, Rajanpur, and Bahawalnagar, where thousands of vulnerable families are receiving food packages and shelter kits,” state broadcaster Radio Pakistan reported.
The report said each shelter kit contains a tent, solar panels with LED lights, two thermal blankets, plastic mats, a durable kitchen set, a water cooler, and antibacterial soap. While each food package, weighing 95 kilograms, includes wheat flour, sugar, lentils, and cooking oil, designed to address the immediate nutritional needs of flood-affected households.
