Pakistan Flood Relief

4 August 2011

Pakistan Flood Relief

More than 2000 people were killed and hundreds of thousands stranded by flooding triggered by the annual monsoon rains. The floods affected 20 million people across an area the size of England, sweeping away 2.2m hectares of farmland. The floodwaters have washed away millions of hectares of crops, submerged villages and destroyed roads and bridges. Disease is spreading among Pakistani flood victims, and there have been warnings that dams in the south may burst

 

Across Pakistan, most of the 14 million people who fled their homes in August are rebuilding their lives. According to the UNHCR some 166,000 people are living in 240 camps and roadside settlements, down from 3.3 million in October.


A UN Survey shows almost a quarter of children under five are malnourished in Sindh province, six months after floods.

 

The following articles detail the immediate aftermath from the point of view of our doctors on the ground, and the fundraising activities since. Please keep checking back for the latest information...
 

 

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Day 17... Message from the Chairman

Message from the Chairman "I have met the team in Peshawar, I have been up from 5am and now it is midnight. There was some...

Day 16...

Dr Iftikhar Chairman of the MDAUK reached Pakistan Saturday morning and ensured preparations for the third MDAUK team have been completed.   MDAUK...

Day 15...

The MDAUK medical and relief teams had distributed 400 food parcels in Noshara. Ch Riaz Ahmed was pleased with the day's work and despite the...

Day 14...

The MDAUK had serviced 2 villages in Charsadda.  Due to the remoteness of the locations the MDAUK team had to sleep in the flood ridden...

Day 13...

MDAUK team spent the day sorting out logistics and arranging storage of supplies. Mr Ch Riaz Ahmed helped to secure a warehouse in Peshawar which is secure...

 

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