( CNN ) -- At least 361 people have died and 600,000 were living in refugee camps because of flooding in Pakistan , the country 's national disaster authority said Tuesday . The flooding in Sindh and Balochistan provinces has destroyed 1.5 million homes in 41,000 villages , the government said . The United Nations World Food Program has been distributing food , starting in the hard-hit city of Badin . As of Friday , more than 15,000 people have received assistance , the agency said . The agency estimated that 73 % of food crops in the flood zone and 36 % of livestock were lost or destroyed . The United Nations said Monday that it is seeking donors to build a $ 357 million fund to help the Pakistani government 's flood response efforts . It is meant to provide food , water , sanitation , health care and shelter for some flood victims for up to six months . `` More than five million people are struggling to survive massive flooding across southern Pakistan , and the rains continue to fall , '' said Valerie Amos , the U.N. under-secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator . Last year , Pakistan was also the site of massive and deadly flooding . In August 2010 , weeks of flooding caused $ 9.7 billion in damages to homes , roads and farms in southwest Pakistan . More than 1,700 people died in the 2010 flooding , and more than 20 million were displaced . CNN 's Nasir Habib contributed to this report .
More deaths are reported from the flooding , officials said . About 600,000 people are living in refugee camps . The United Nations wants donations for the relief efforts .