AHSAN IQBAL

Pakistani officials say almost 3 million children in flood-hit areas may miss at least one semester because of damage the disaster has inflicted on schools.

Pakistani engineers have cut into an embankment for one of the country’s largest lakes to release rising waters.

ISLAMABAD — (AP) — Pakistan appealed Saturday to the international community for an “immense humanitarian response” to unprecedented flooding that has left at least 1,265 people dead. Federal planning minister Ahsan Iqbal called for an "immense humanitarian response for 33 million people" affected by monsoon rains that triggered devastating floods. Multiple officials and experts have blamed the unusual monsoon rains and flooding on climate change, including U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who earlier this week called on the world to stop “sleepwalking” through the deadly crisis. That brought the total death toll since monsoon rains began in mid-June to 1,265, including 441 children. Pakistan has established a National Flood Response and Coordination Center to distribute the arriving aid among the affected population.

Pakistan has appealed to the international community for an “immense humanitarian response” to unprecedented flooding that has left at least 1,265 people dead

Pakistan has appealed to the international community for an “immense humanitarian response” to unprecedented flooding that has left at least 1,265 people dead.

ISLAMABAD — (AP) — The United Nations and Pakistan are set to appeal Tuesday for $160 million in emergency funding for nearly a half million displaced victims of record-breaking floods that have killed more than 1,150 people since mid-June, officials said. His comment came hours before the United Nations and Pakistan were to launch an appeal in Islamabad for help. Last week, the United Nations in a statement said it has allocated $3 million for U.N. aid agencies and their partners in Pakistan to respond to the floods. Floods and monsoon rains have damaged one million houses and affected 33 million people. It reflects how poorer countries often pay the price for climate change largely caused by more industrialized nations.

Officials say the United Nations and Pakistan are set to appeal for $160 million in emergency funds for nearly a half million displaced victims of record-breaking floods that have killed more than 1,150 people since mid-June

The United Nations and Pakistan have appealed for $160 million in emergency funds for nearly a half million displaced victims of record-breaking floods that have killed 1,162 people since mid-June.

“I appeal to the people to reduce their tea drinking by one or two cups a day,” Pakistani minister Ahsan Iqbal said.

A minister in Pakistan’s newly elected government is facing criticism following his plea to the nation to drink less tea to help save on imports amid a deepening economic crisis.