WFP to Provide Food to Quake Victims

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will provide food assistance to nearly 20,000 people who lost homes and belongings in the earthquake that struck parts of Balochistan on Wednesday.

“We need to move fast, so we are going to start distributing food stocks from our warehouses in Quetta and Peshawar, so we can reach the people who need it most,” said WFP Pakistan Country Director, Wolfgang Herbinger.

He said WFP would coordinate its response with the government and other UN agencies.
WFP plans to initially provide 700 tons of dry food rations to affected communities. The package includes wheat flour, pulses, edible oil and salt for two months.

An earthquake of 6.5 magnitude hit Balochistan province in south‑western Pakistan leaving more than 149 dead and hundreds injured.

According to the meteorological office, the epicenter of the quake was in Chiltan mountains, some 80 kilometers northwest of Quetta.

A wide area comprising small villages in Pishin, Ziarat, Qilla Abdullah, Chaman, Quetta, Loralai, Sibbi, Kachhi and Mastuj have been badly affected.




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