The United Kingdom announced on Friday to provide an additional £10 million of life-saving humanitarian aid for flood relief efforts in Pakistan.

Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon, UK Minister of State for South Asia (FCDO), during his visit to flood-affected areas of Pakistan, announced the additional humanitarian aid.

In addition to the UK’s £26.5 million donation in humanitarian funding, a UK Royal Air Force flight recently delivered 8 boats and 10 portable generators for use in flood relief operations.

In a press statement, British Embassy said that during his visit Lord Tariq Ahmad met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, and other key government counterparts, community leaders, and aid agencies to discuss the response to the humanitarian crisis and long-term recovery for the country.

The additional extra £10m will be spent on “urgent life-saving needs such as providing shelter, water, and sanitation to prevent waterborne diseases,” it said, elaborating that the funds will focus on supporting people who were still displaced and those returning to their land by helping re-establish communal water supplies.

In his statement, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon said that the UK continued to help the people of Pakistan recover from the recent devastating floods.

“Our support will help to tackle the spread of waterborne diseases and to improve access to clean water, sanitation, medical care, and shelter across the country”.

“We are working night and day with Pakistan and our international partners to ensure that UK aid reaches the hardest hit areas. As well as helping with urgent life-saving needs, the UK is supporting Pakistan’s economic recovery and resilience against future climate disasters,” he added.

He said the UK’s new Developing Countries Trading Scheme would help grow trade by giving duty-free access to 94% of goods exported from Pakistan to the UK.