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KSrelief dispatches third relief convoy to flood-ravaged Pakistan
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RIYADH, 23 August 2022, (TON): Saudi envoy to the country said “the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center dispatched a third convoy of essential food items to 17 flood-hit areas across Pakistan.”
At least 777 people have lost their lives in Pakistan since the beginning of the monsoon season in mid-June, according to the National Disaster Management Authority.
The impoverished Balochistan province has been the worst hit with 255 dead, with the provincial government announcing that all schools would remain closed for five days after nine more people were killed by heavy rains in different districts.
A joint survey by the provincial administration and UNICEF last week showed that 574 government schools, in which 79,000 children are enrolled, had been damaged due to ongoing rains and floods in 32 districts.
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