USAID to provide additional $20 million to Pakistan in humanitarian assistance for floods.

ISLAMABAD: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power announced on Friday that Washington will provide an additional $20 million in humanitarian assistance to Pakistan to mitigate the effects of the devastating floods.

"I've announced an additional $20 million for Pakistan. During my time here, I've seen the staggering devastation of the floods up close," said Power in a tweet.

The USAID administrator also shared the details of her visit to the flood-stricken Dadu district, where she spoke with families "displaced by the floodwaters".

"One man said that in his 60 years, he has "never seen such a rainfall." Young children shared how their schools had been completely destroyed, and they didn't know when they'd be able to return," said the administrator.

The statement issued by USAID said: "Today in Islamabad, Administrator Samantha Power announced that the United States, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an additional $20 million in humanitarian assistance to support the people affected by severe flooding in Pakistan resulting from heavy monsoon rains, as well as landslides and glacial lake outbursts, that have been ongoing since June."

The agency said that the additional support builds on the announcement made last week of $30 million being offered by the US in humanitarian assistance to Pakistan. The additional increase in the amount came hours after it was announced that the US military has initiated airlifting critical flood-relief items to Pakistan to support the populations affected by the catastrophic...