A senior official at the U.N. children's fund says Pakistan will need international aid for several months to cope with the flood disaster.
UNICEF's regional director for South Asia, Daniel Toole, says relief workers urgently need cash donations to help 15.4 million people the U.N. estimates have been affected.
Toole says parts of the country may remain flooded even after the rain stops and stagnant water increases the risk of malaria, diarrhea and cholera.
He told reporters in Geneva by phone from Pakistan Thursday that UNICEF expects to raise its original appeal of $47 million fivefold to meet the increased needs.
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