BRUSSELS, April 30: The European Union on Monday announced a further 20 million euros in aid to people affected by last year’s floods in Pakistan, as well as people displaced by conflict, bringing funding this year to 55 million euros.

While the world had responded with generosity to the country’s devastating 2010 and 2011 floods, “we must not forget that millions of people are still struggling to recover, especially in the province of Sindh,” said the EU’s Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid, Kristalina Georgieva.

Floods in Pakistan in the summer of 2011 affected over 20 million people, with floodwaters killing livestock, destroying crops, homes and infrastructure as the nation struggled to recover from record floods the previous year. In Sindh, three out of four households have insufficient food.

Meanwhile, conflicts linked to security forces’ action against militants have left more than 300,000 people displaced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.—AFP