August 28, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has called global attention to floods in Pakistan.
The President, in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, extended sympathies for the sea-like flooding, describing it as the worst natural disaster in the country’s history
The floods have damaged half-a-million homes, affecting about 30 million people and killing over 1,000. It has washed away hundreds of roads, bridges and other infrastructure.
According to President Buhari, Pakistan and its population were in the thoughts and prayers of Nigerians, as they confront this “humanitarian disaster of epic proportions.”
He 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.
