ISLAMABAD: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) has handed over a second consignment of 20 emergency relief trucks carrying 190 tons of essential food items to Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to meet the needs of the flood-hit people of Balochistan and other regions, the Saudi international aid agency said in a statement on Friday.
According to KSRelief data, the agency has implemented 2,025 projects globally worth almost $6 billion in 80 countries. Pakistan is one of the top five beneficiaries of the organization, with 149 projects worth $146.9 million executed since 2005.
“KSRelief has handed over a second consignment of 20 emergency relief trucks carrying 190 tons loaded with essential food items to NDMA,” the aid agency said, adding that 2,000 food packages would help flood- people in Balochistan and northern Pakistan.
“It contains 80kg of flour, cooking oil of 5 liters, 5kg of sugar, 5kg of daal chana, which is sufficient for the family for the whole month,” the organization said about the food packs, which will be distributed in collaboration with the NDMA and local government.
“More than 14,000 people will benefit from this emergency relief,” the Saudi aid agency said.
In its first phase, KSRelief distributed 3,000 food packages among flood-affected people living in six districts of Balochistan.
