Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has called on the international community to extend maximum support to rehabilitate the flood-stricken people in Pakistan.

The prime minister, who described the flood as the worst in history, said although countries sent relief materials, the government needed $10 billion for repairs.

“The damage to the country’s infrastructure is vast, and it would cost at least $10 billion to repair the damaged infrastructure and provide aid to those affected,” he said.

Mr Sharif said rescue and relief operations were continuing as the devastating floods killed more than 1,100 people, displaced over a million, and washed away standing crops.

He said the government has been scraping maximum resources to provide shelter, tents, mosquito nets, potable water and medical treatment to the affected people.

To this end, the prime minister said he was grateful to China and the international community for the helping hands.

He said the flood adversely impacted the economy, adding to the burden on the national treasure.

The country’s National Disaster Management Authority said on Tuesday that the total death toll in Pakistan from this season’s monsoon rains since mid-June had risen to at least 1,136, along with 1,634 injured. 

(Xinhua/NAN)