Well being officials Friday mentioned the lack of clean drinking water and sanitation is spreading diarrhea and other diseases that could threaten lives.
An estimated 1,600 men and women have died from more than two weeks of record flooding in the nation brought on by heavy monsoon rains. A lot more storms are expected in the coming days across significantly of the country.
The United Nations has appealed for $460 million to present immediate aid, such as food, shelter and clean water.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is due to travel to Pakistan Saturday to discuss relief efforts.
The U.S. State Department says Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry will check out flood-stricken regions of Pakistan next week.
The State Department mentioned Thursday the United States has so far provided a lot more than $76 million in relief aid to Pakistan.
Globe Bank President Robert Zoellick says the floods may perhaps have caused $1 billion in harm to crops, creating a long-term challenge for the Pakistani economy.
The floods have affected close to 14 million in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh provinces more than the last two weeks. Hundreds of homes, bridges and roads have been washed away and at least 2 million people left homeless.
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari visited flood-hit locations in southern Sindh province Thursday, following widespread criticism of his controversial trip to Europe during the disaster.
Pakistan Flood Appeal - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani traveled to flood-hit places in the southwestern Baluchistan province and appealed for far more international aid.
Meanwhile, two U.S. military helicopters were the very first of 19 to arrive in Pakistan on Thursday from a U.S. amphibious assault ship, the USS Peleliu in the Arabian Sea.
