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Pakistan Needs your help now......URGENT........
Sunday, 29 August 2010 05:25 Last Updated on Sunday, 29 August 2010 05:26
Abu Hurairah (r.a.) reported Allah’s Messenger (s.a.w.s.) as saying: “Charity does not in any way decrease the wealth and the servant who forgives, Allah adds to his respect; and the one who shows humility, Allah elevates him in the estimation (of the people).” (Muslim Vol. 4, Hadith 6264)
Current Situation
Islamic Relief has assisted more than 100,000 Pakistani flood victims so far, but millions are still in desperate need for support.
The worst monsoon floods to hit Pakistan in the country’s recorded history have affected more than 17 million people and at least six million people homeless.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said it was the worst disaster he has ever seen.
"I will never forget the destruction and suffering I have witnessed,” he told reporters after viewing the destruction firsthand. “In the past I have witnessed many natural disasters around the world, but nothing like this."
An area the size of Italy is still submerged in floodwaters and an estimated one million homes have been destroyed or damaged. Tens of thousands continue to flee their homes for the highlands as flooding still threaten villages with destruction.
Disease and malnutrition are the biggest threats to the flood victims and medical attention is hard to come by, as at least 200 hospitals and clinics have been destroyed.
Islamic Relief staff-members work to deliver aid and supplies to flood victims and Islamic Relief USA is coordinating a $23 million aid shipment filled with medical supplies and medicines to benefit the victims.
As Muslims around the world continue observing the daylong Ramadan fasts, many of Pakistan’s flood victims are starving long into the night.
"Ramadan or no Ramadan, we are already dying of hunger," a 50-year-old flood victim told the Associated Press. "We are fasting forcibly, and mourning our losses."
But the victims aren’t just hungry. They are thirsty, cold, sick, and scared.
The scale of Pakistan's floods is worse than the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2005 Pakistan earthquake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake combined.
Shortages of food, water, clothing, shelter, and supplies are making it difficult for the victims.
Islamic Relief USA has increased its original $1 million appeal to $6 million in the wake of the increased flooding and suffering. Your support is desperately needed to help the people of Pakistan. Donate today.
Islamic Relief USA's Vice President of Programs, Adnan Ansari, is part of the IR team in Pakistan helping with aid efforts and assessing the needs of the people. He reported, "Outside the camps, many people were staying put in their villages, despite their homes being destroyed and the roads being cut off. 'This is all we have left,' one of the victims who stayed home (which had no walls left) told me. 'I can’t risk leaving my belongings unattended.'"
"People’s dreams were hit hard by the floods. But their ability to overcome the hardship is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit. Still I wonder how long they can hold up."
Read more of Ansari's blog post here.
Situation Facts:
- Estimated 17million people affected (one-eighth of country’s population)
- More than 1,500 dead
- 6 million people in need of life-saving assistance (WHO)
- At least 6 million homeless; estimated one million homes damaged or destroyed
- More than 200 hospitals and clinics destroyed
- Worst flooding in 80 years; an area the size of Italy submerged by floods
- Affected more than Haiti quake, 2004 Asia tsunami, 2005 Pakistan quake combined
- Landslides and flashfloods washed away entire villages
- 1.7 million acres of farmland uprooted
- Waterborne disease like diarrhea and cholera threaten the victims
Act now to save lives. Donate today.
Islamic Relief’s Emergency Response
- Increased original $1 million appeal to $6 million in response to increased flooding and suffering
- Working to provide $23 million aid shipment of medical supplies and medicines
- Assisted more than 100,000 flood victims thus far
- Administering camps housing thousands of internally displaced people and setting up another camp for hundreds more
- More than 500 Islamic Relief staff-members working in four flood-hit provinces: Kyber-Pakhtubkhwa (KPK), Balochistan, Punjab, and Pakistan-administered Kashmir (AJK)
- Providing cooked food to hundreds of starving families in Charsadda
- Distributed food packs to benefit thousands of displaced flood victims in disaster zone
- Provided family hygiene kits, household kits, kitchen sets, water jugs and other emergency supplies to benefit tens of thousands of people
- Distributing hundreds of tents and emergency shelters to help house thousands of flood victims
- Setting up hygiene sessions to educate flood victims about importance of hygiene for their health
In the Media:
- Google's Pakistan Floods Crisis Response Page
- Aljazeera - Interview with IR-USA VP of Programs
- BBC –Eyewitness news diary
- CNN – Rescuing Pakistan’s flood survivors
- NPR - Interview with IR-USA's Pakistan Development Coordinator
- NY Times - How to help Pakistan Flood Victims
Facts about Pakistan
- More than 73 percent of the population lives on less than $2 a day.
- 24 percent of the population is undernourished.
- 38 percent of children are underweight.
Islamic Relief in Pakistan
Islamic Relief has been working in Pakistan since 1992 and previously worked in the Jelozai camp in North West Frontier Province until April 2009.
Work in the camp included providing campsite development, water and sanitation facilities, and basic health and hygiene care.
Islamic Relief also provided essential emergency aid after the 2005 earthquake, raising over $70 million worth of aid worldwide, $20 million of which came from U.S. donors.
In addition, Islamic Relief provided over $1 million of aid which benefited over 90,000 victims of the June 2007 cyclone in Baluchistan.
Quick Facts
- Estimated 17 million affected by the floods
- 200+ hospitals and clinics destroyed
How Islamic Relief Helped
- Transporting hundreds of tents to disaster zone for distribution.
- Distributed family hygiene kits to benefit more than 20,000 people in Nowshera and Mardan.
- Administering camps housing thousands of internally displaced people and setting up another camp for hundreds more.
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