New flood threats as aid tops €630m

THE world has given or pledged more than $800 million (€630m) to help Pakistan cope with massive floods, the foreign minister said as a surging river in the south led authorities to urge thousands more people to evacuate.

Pakistan is grateful for the international assistance, which came after the United Nations appealed for $460m (€362m) in aid for the deluged country, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said.

“In these circumstances, when the West and Europe and America are going through a recession ... this kind of solidarity for Pakistan, I think, is very encouraging.”