Islamabad:
With at least 1,500 dead and around 20 (m) million people displaced by Pakistan's worst flooding in more than a century, aid officials now fear the spread of disease through the floodwater.
Many people get their water from open wells, which are now contaminated.
Teams from international charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) are now supplying fresh water in areas including the Swat valley, Nowshera and the town of Charsadda, about 25 kilometres (15.5 miles) north of Peshawar.
Meanwhile, the United Nations refugee agency said on Monday that it would "like to be doing more" to help flood-ravaged Pakistan, but that it's being hamstrung by a lack of funds.
The UN has appealed for an initial 460 (m) million US dollars, of which the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is seeking about 41 (m) million.
UNHCR spokesperson Tim Irwin said only about a quarter of the 460 (m) million has been given.
The most destructive floods in Pakistan's recorded history have affected an estimated 160,000 square kilometres (61,776 square miles) of land - about one-fifth of the country.
The UN children's agency warned that 3.5 (m) million children were at high risk of deadly waterborne diseases, such as diarrhoea and cholera. It said it did not have enough funds to distribute clean water to victims, or give them medical care.
Medecins Sans Frontieres has provided clean water for some of the badly affected areas of northwestern Pakistan.
In Charsadda, Nowshera and other areas water tanks are placed in different neighbourhoods and refilled regularly.
However, MSF Water and Sanitation Engineer Thomas Batardy explained that there were several obstacles hindering the work.
"The biggest problem we face with the water distribution here in Charsadda, is to try to reach the people who have been settled in places where there are not facilities for water distribution". He added that static points would have to be installed in these locations.
In other places like the Swat Valley, water is provided and shared at places where people gather, like mosques and schools.
The charity also provides primary health care, giving out hygiene kits and cooking materials.
MSF erected three tents in the car park of the existing Saidu Sharif hospital in Mingora, the biggest town in the Swat valley.
One tent is intended for severe cases of diarrhoea and similar conditions, a second for less severe.
Low-lying areas of Mingora have been flooded, and water pipes destroyed or contaminated.
Many people get their water from open wells, which are now contaminated.
Teams from international charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) are now supplying fresh water in areas including the Swat valley, Nowshera and the town of Charsadda, about 25 kilometres (15.5 miles) north of Peshawar.
Meanwhile, the United Nations refugee agency said on Monday that it would "like to be doing more" to help flood-ravaged Pakistan, but that it's being hamstrung by a lack of funds.
The UN has appealed for an initial 460 (m) million US dollars, of which the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is seeking about 41 (m) million.
UNHCR spokesperson Tim Irwin said only about a quarter of the 460 (m) million has been given.
The most destructive floods in Pakistan's recorded history have affected an estimated 160,000 square kilometres (61,776 square miles) of land - about one-fifth of the country.
The UN children's agency warned that 3.5 (m) million children were at high risk of deadly waterborne diseases, such as diarrhoea and cholera. It said it did not have enough funds to distribute clean water to victims, or give them medical care.
Medecins Sans Frontieres has provided clean water for some of the badly affected areas of northwestern Pakistan.
In Charsadda, Nowshera and other areas water tanks are placed in different neighbourhoods and refilled regularly.
However, MSF Water and Sanitation Engineer Thomas Batardy explained that there were several obstacles hindering the work.
"The biggest problem we face with the water distribution here in Charsadda, is to try to reach the people who have been settled in places where there are not facilities for water distribution". He added that static points would have to be installed in these locations.
In other places like the Swat Valley, water is provided and shared at places where people gather, like mosques and schools.
The charity also provides primary health care, giving out hygiene kits and cooking materials.
MSF erected three tents in the car park of the existing Saidu Sharif hospital in Mingora, the biggest town in the Swat valley.
One tent is intended for severe cases of diarrhoea and similar conditions, a second for less severe.
Low-lying areas of Mingora have been flooded, and water pipes destroyed or contaminated.
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