The United Nations has warned about the worsening situation in Pakistan

Despite more breaches in Manchhar Lake, the water level continues to rise

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Further cuts may be required to manage the increasing flows.

The flow of six lakh cusecs of flood water into the Indus River put pressure on the protective embankments, prompting local people and irrigation crews to rush to the spot to stop the release of water.

Japan pledges $7 million in emergency aid, Qatar launches an airlift amid World Health Organization (WHO) warning that the humanitarian situation in flood-ravaged Pakistan is likely to worsen.

More than 33 million people in Pakistan have been affected by floods, caused by record monsoon rains fueled by climate change.

The floods caused at least 1,300 deaths and swept away homes, businesses, roads and bridges.

The WHO said more than 1,460 health centers were damaged, of which 432 were completely destroyed, mostly in Sindh.

More than 4,500 medical camps have been organized by WHO and its partners.

Such diseases are already circulating in Pakistan, alongside Covid-19, HIV and polio, and “now all these are at risk of getting worse”, WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic told reporters in Geneva. “We have already received reports of increased number of cases of acute watery diarrhoea, typhoid, measles and malaria, especially in the worst-affected areas,” said Jasarevic adding that it was still difficult to access the areas hit hard by the floods, which have submerged a third of the country. while more than 230,000 rapid test kits for acute watery diarrhoea, malaria, dengue, hepatitis and chikungunya have been distributed.

Mortality among newborn babies and acute malnutrition is feared due to disruption of services. “The situation is expected to worsen,” Jasarevic warned. The WHO has delivered $1.5 million in medicines and emergency stockpiles, including tents, water purification kits and oral rehydration sachets. It is appealing for $19 million from donors.

Meanwhile, a large number of international visitors are expected to arrive in Islamabad this week, while some senior Pakistani leaders, possibly including Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, may visit world capitals for consultations later this month.

Notable among those visiting Islamabad is UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who will come on September 9 to assess the disaster caused by the floods.