DONATE NOW! [1]
Pakistan is experiencing its worst flooding in 80 years.
Over 1,600 have died and many more deaths are expected. 20 million people are affected as entire communities have been destroyed. The floods have demolished villages, roads and bridges, killed livestock and ruined fields and crops.
Christian Aid has sent £750,000 to help ACT Alliance partners respond. ACT Alliance will provide food, shelter and medical assistance to in excess of 200,000 people in Balochistan, Khyber Paktunkwa, Punjab and Sindh provinces.
However, much more is needed. People face starvation as food prices are set to increase dramatically, and the threat of waterborne diseases is much higher as many stranded communities cannot access healthcare and there is little safe drinking water.
Donate to the DEC appeal here [1] or the Christian Aid appeal here [2] and help give the people of Pakistan a chance.
You can read more about the disaster here [3].
Photo: Reuters / Akthar Soomro, courtesy of AlertNet [4].
Links:
[1] http://www.dec.org.uk/
[2] http://www.christianaid.org.uk/emergencies/current/pakistan-floods-appeal/index.aspx
[3] https://ctrlaltshift.co.uk/article/pakistan-flood-aftermath-torrential-rains
[4] http://www.alertnet.org
[5] https://ctrlaltshift.co.uk/sites/default/files/action/image/ctrl_alt_shif_pakistan.jpg
