Angelina Jolie visit flood-hit areas in southern Pakistan on Tuesday. Hollywood actress and UN humanitarian made a surprise visit to Pakistan.
According to reports the death toll from months-long deluges rose to 1,559.
A footage exposed Jolie arriving at an airport in Karachi, the capital of southern Sindh province, where floods since mid-June have killed 692 people, spoiled hundreds of thousands of homes and left half a million people homeless.
Later, she visited some of the flood-affected areas.
JUST IN: We’re so grateful to Angelina Jolie for visiting IRC's response to the devastating floods in Pakistan — and for helping us bring attention to the effects of the climate crisis.
— IRC – International Rescue Committee (@RESCUEorg) September 20, 2022
Here are some of the stories the people of Pakistan shared with her. (1/4) pic.twitter.com/gK6TnLvJUC
Rendering to the IRC, a prominent international aid group, Jolie is visiting Pakistan to support communities affected by the disturbing floods. There was no comment from the government about Jolie’s visit to Dadu, one of the worst-hit districts where waterborne diseases have also initiated nearly 300 deaths since July. Currently, doctors are trying to cover the outbreak of waterborne diseases among flood survivors.
The visit comes as Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif is in New York for the 77th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA).
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In his speech, PM Shehbaz will highlight the damages initiated by climate-change induced floods in the impoverished country. Pakistan says the floods have caused $30 billion in damages to Pakistan’s economy.