Women wade through a flooded field in Muza Islam Wala, in Jhang district, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
September 09, 2025 - 1:21 PM
OTTAWA — Canada is providing $2.6 million in humanitarian aid for people in Pakistan displaced by flooding, and for Afghan refugees.
Pakistan has been grappling since June with floods and heavy monsoon rains that have affected roughly four million people and killed more than 900.
Randeep Sarai, secretary of state for international development, says Canada is sending $2 million to the UN Refugee Agency in Pakistan, which primarily supports Afghan refugees but has also been providing emergency relief.
He says $350,000 will be sent to Save the Children Canada to provide emergency shelter, water and hygiene services.
The remaining $250,000 will support the Pakistan Red Crescent Society's relief work.
Pakistan has experienced a rise in large-scale natural disasters that environmental experts have linked to climate change, including floods in 2022 that led Canada to announce $58 million in aid.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 9, 2025.
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