Appeal for UK aid as worst floods in Pakistan’s history leave 6 million in urgent need

Disasters and Emergency Committee urges British public to give whatever they can

An urgent appeal has been launched by the Disasters Emergency Committee for donations in Pakistan, where at least 1,000 people have been killed by floods described as the worst in the country's history.

The scale of these floods has caused a shocking level of destruction - crops have been swept away and livestock killed across huge swathes of the country," said the DEC's chief executive, Saleh Saeed.