The US has announced an additional $30 million in humanitarian assistance to support people affected by devastating climate change-linked flooding in Pakistan.
The funding will come through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and brings the total Washington assistance towards Pakistan's recovery to $97m.
“To fly over the devastation was to witness a sunken world. Three hundred kilometres from the nearest ocean, we saw mainly water, punctuated intermittently by the tops of the tallest trees,” Samantha Power, administrator of USAID, said in a statement on Thursday.
“For those who survived, unimaginable challenges still lie ahead. Although the water is receding, the damage remains vast.”
Torrential monsoon rains this year triggered the most severe flooding in Pakistan’s recent history, affecting nearly one third of the country. The rains washed away villages, killing about 1,730 people in the immediate flooding and injuring 12,900.
The UN children's agency estimated that the devastation also left 10 million children in need of immediate support, citing increased risk of waterborne diseases, drowning and malnutrition.
People affected by floods queue to receive food distributed by the Red Crescent Society in Larkana, Pakistan. EPA
Al Mahmood Social Welfare Association workers prepare food aid in Larkana, Pakistan. EPA
More than 33 million people have been affected by floods since June 2022, Pakistan's Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman says. EPA
A Pakistan Red Crescent Society worker sorts food parcels to be distributed to people affected by floods in Larkana. EPA
A girl carries a bottle filled with floodwater at a camp for displaced people in Sehwan, Pakistan. Reuters
Women affected by the floods wait for food aid at a camp for displaced people in Sehwan. Reuters
Flood-affected children suffering from malaria receive treatment at the Sayed Abdullah Shah Institute of Medical Sciences in Sehwan. Reuters
Women wait with their sick children at the medical institute in Sehwan. Reuters
Flood-affected people eat food distributed by Al Mahmood Social Welfare Association in Larkana. EPA
Chris Kaye, World Food Programme country director for Pakistan, said on Thursday that developed countries need to show more solidarity with the country, where floods linked to climate change have devastated the lives of tens of millions of people.
“It is extraordinary to have so many climate change events that are extreme all happening in the same year. It is super scary,” said Mr Kaye.
The UN issued an appeal for more than $800m to help families affected by an emerging public health emergency due to the damage to healthcare facilities.
USAID is also ramping up efforts to prepare Ukraine for winter conditions as Russia's war there barrels on, its administrator Ms Power said on Wednesday.
“Winter is going to be really tough and I think that's our collective focus now. With the attacks on electricity, with the loss of potential heating, the loss of electricity, power, we're looking at supporting as many repairs as quickly as possible, and looking, of course, to other donors to chip in as well,” Ms Power told CNN in a Wednesday night interview.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets Samantha Power in Kyiv in October. EPA
More than 1.4 million Ukrainian households lost electricity this week after repeated Russian air raids, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office has said.
Energy officials in Ukraine have encouraged citizens to ration their electricity use, and announced emergency and planned cuts on October 20 amid Russia's continued military assault.
Russian attacks have damaged at least one third of the country's energy infrastructure, a post on Ukraine's official Twitter account said.
The two riders are among several riders in the UAE to receive the top payment of £10,000 under the Thank You Fund of £16 million (Dh80m), which was announced in conjunction with Deliveroo's £8 billion (Dh40bn) stock market listing earlier this year.
The £10,000 (Dh50,000) payment is made to those riders who have completed the highest number of orders in each market.
There are also riders who will receive payments of £1,000 (Dh5,000) and £500 (Dh2,500).
All riders who have worked with Deliveroo for at least one year and completed 2,000 orders will receive £200 (Dh1,000), the company said when it announced the scheme.
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October 26: Bahrain withdraws from a proposal to create a federation of nine with the seven Trucial States and Qatar.
December: Ahmed Al Suwaidi visits New York to discuss potential UN membership.
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March 1: Alex Douglas Hume, Conservative foreign secretary confirms that Britain will leave the Gulf and “strongly supports” the creation of a Union of Arab Emirates.
July 12: Historic meeting at which Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid make a binding agreement to create what will become the UAE.
July 18: It is announced that the UAE will be formed from six emirates, with a proposed constitution signed. RAK is not yet part of the agreement.
August 6: The fifth anniversary of Sheikh Zayed becoming Ruler of Abu Dhabi, with official celebrations deferred until later in the year.
August 15: Bahrain becomes independent.
September 3: Qatar becomes independent.
November 23-25: Meeting with Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid and senior British officials to fix December 2 as date of creation of the UAE.
November 29: At 5.30pm Iranian forces seize the Greater and Lesser Tunbs by force.
November 30: Despite a power sharing agreement, Tehran takes full control of Abu Musa.
November 31: UK officials visit all six participating Emirates to formally end the Trucial States treaties
December 2: 11am, Dubai. New Supreme Council formally elects Sheikh Zayed as President. Treaty of Friendship signed with the UK. 11.30am. Flag raising ceremony at Union House and Al Manhal Palace in Abu Dhabi witnessed by Sheikh Khalifa, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.
December 6: Arab League formally admits the UAE. The first British Ambassador presents his credentials to Sheikh Zayed.
