BRAC Reaches 50,000 People in Pakistan with Food Relief and Assistance

August 12, 2010
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The following information is the latest update from the BRAC Pakistan team working in the field. This release has also been posted on various international news sites and alert services.

The following information is the latest update from the BRAC Pakistan team working in the field. This release has also been posted on various international news sites and alert services.

 
The number of people affected by the worst floods in Pakistan that the country has witnessed in decades continues to rise as the scale of the disaster becomes more serious with every passing day.
A rapid assessment of the situation by the UN-OCHA in Pakistan has found that nearly one million people have been displaced by flooding in Nowshera, Charsadda, Mardan and Peshawar, four districts in the hard-hit province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). 100,000 homes have been destroyed in these districts while some 50,000 others have sustained damage. Nowshera alone is home to over 650,000 affected people, while in some parts of Charsadda, the waters have destroyed all crops. The meteorological department of Pakistan has released fresh flood warnings on Wednesday, putting parts of Punjab and Sindh on alert and calling on foreign donors to step up to contain the country’s worst humanitarian disaster.
There is a serious shortage of clean water, food, blankets, sleeping mats and health facilities for the affected people. BRAC Pakistan is actively engaged in emergency relief efforts for the flood victims in the region of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Eleven BRAC branches have distributed 6kg food parcels and oral saline sachets to more than 8,000 affected families, benefiting almost 50,000 flood victims. An additional 1,650 households received six liters of bottled water, a plastic floor mat for sleeping on, and 1,000 rupees for house repairs. BRAC is providing emergency health care for four health camps that have been set up. So far, we have treated 5,606 people and distributed 425 free mosquito nets. BRAC WASH teams have also installed 22 water sinks and hand pumps benefiting entire communities.
BRAC Pakistan is constrained by a lack of funds for emergency relief supplies and is appealing for international funds in order to scale up its work to other affected districts where it has staff and branches.
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Jonathan BBQ Guy
13 years ago

I appreciate their effort but trust me this is still not enough as i am a Pakistani resident myself and I’ve seen the disaster literally with my eyes. It will take more than just aid to re-establish.