UNITED NATIONS:

A senior UN humanitarian official in Pakistan has warned that "the needs are huge" as massive floods across Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan continue to leave millions homeless, destroying vital crops and pushing fragile communities to the brink.

"From the field, we are only seeing the tip of the iceberg," Carlos Geha, head of the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) in Pakistan, told UN News, an international media website, from Islamabad.

He added that many displaced families have yet to return home and may find their houses and livelihoods wiped out when water levels finally recede.

"The Government has done a tremendous job evacuating 2.5 million people, something we did not see in 2022," said Geha, recalling the devastating floods that killed over 1,700

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