ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has received the fourth consignment of relief goods from China for victims of natural disasters, including flood-affected communities, a Pakistani state broadcaster reported on Monday.
Intense rains and floods this year killed more than 1,037 people and damaged crops worth billions of dollars in Pakistan, which ranks among nations most vulnerable to climate change.
The deluges displaced millions of people as they damaged more than 229,000 homes, washed away 2,811 kilometers of roads, 790 bridges and over 22,800 livestock in affected areas.
The latest Chinese shipment included 14,000 tents, 12,000 blankets and 1,000 sleeping bags which reached the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.
“So far, 45,000 blankets, 20,000 tents, 100 boats, 1,000 life jackets and 5,000 sleeping bags have been received from China under all the four aid consignments,” Radio Pakistan reported, citing the NDMA.
