Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Union (EU) Commission, met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the margins of the 77th UN General Assembly in Additional York and declared “new humanitarian relief” will be provided to flood-devastated Pakistan in the upcoming weeks.
The former German defence minister and current president of the EU commission expressed grief at the meeting over the devastation and fatalities brought on by the nation’s record floods.
The EU Commission is on your side. After meeting with the PM, she tweeted, “We will present new humanitarian aid in the upcoming weeks to support the people of Pakistan.
Nearly 33 million of the country’s 220 million residents have been impacted by the torrential floods, which have damaged an already vulnerable infrastructure to the tune of over $40 billion.
According to the most recent data from the nation’s National Disaster Management Authority, the number of deaths caused by floods has increased to 1,569 since mid-June.
