Last Updated: Friday, August 13, 2010
9:52 PM ET Comments95Recommend20.CBC News
The federal government will announce an additional $30 million in aid to help out flood-ravaged Pakistan.
House Leader John Baird will make the announcement Saturday, senior government sources told CBC News.The money is in addition to $2 million announced earlier this month.
Around 1,500 people have been killed in floods that have torn through many northern communities and are spreading in the south. As many as 14 million people have been disrupted and nearly 700,000 hectares of crops are under water, according to the United Nations.
The United States has donated the most, at least $70 million, and has sent military helicopters to rescue stranded people and drop food and water. Britain has pledged more than $32 million U.S.
Other major donations, also in U.S. funds, include $10 million from Australia, $5 million from Kuwait, $3.5 million from Japan and $3.3 million from Norway.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/08/13/pakistan-aid.html#ixzz0waIRe75B
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