Pakistan Flooding

Salam and greetings,

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As of August 15th 2010,

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has described as "heart-wrenching" the destruction he witnessed on a visit to flood-devastated Pakistan.

Mr Ban said the scale of the disaster was greater than anything he had seen before.

The Pakistani government says up to 20 million people have now been affected by the monsoon floods.

At least 1,500 are known to have lost their lives.

"The people of Pakistan need food, emergency shelters, medicines, clean water," he said.

"We are all deeply concerned about the spread of diarrhoea and other water-borne diseases. All our combined medical capacity will be needed to provide the right drugs and care."

He said one fifth of Pakistan had been ravaged by floods.

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On August 23rd,

Like so many villages here, [Goth Mohammed Ismael has] turned into an island, and we found its people bobbing up and down in the filthy brown floodwater, as they waded and swam back to their homes to try to salvage what possessions they could.

Amina, a mother of six, says..."The flood came at one o'clock in the morning... I was feeding my baby at the time. There was panic everywhere. People were crying and asking each other for help."

A man called Hamed Bux emerges from the water with a bundle on his head. "These clothes are all I have left in the world, please help us," he said.

Help is coming, but painfully slowly.

Most of the flood victims have still received no aid at all.

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Please help!

Here are some organisations that you may extend your support to inshallah:


Sri Lankan effort:

United Sri Lanka Association (USLA) is organising a food fair on 28th August 2010 at Lak Medura hall at Tawa (old scout hall next to Shell petrol station) to raise funds for flood victims in Pakistan. The food will be prepared using Halal meat.


Please view/download their pdf.

For further info please contact Channa Ranasinghe 04-4788256 / Dr. Kalupahana 04-5893100

Pakistani effort:

The Pakistan High Commission in NZ is also seeking donations for Floods victims in Pakistan into the Prime Ministers Flood Relief Fund 2010. Donations could be deposited into the following NZ bank account in any branch of ANZ Bank in New Zealand:

Bank account details for depositing donations:

• Account title: Prime Ministers Flood Relief Fund 2010
• Bank: ANZ Account No: 01-0519-0170268-00
• Branch Code: 0519
• Swift Code: ANZBNZ22

All donations received at the High Commission will be duly acknowledged. 

Pakistani Youth Organization (PYO) is a registered youth organization both in Pakistan and Canada. Our team in Pakistan worked for the Swat displaced people and 2005 earthquake by themselves handing over the goods, and they are putting the same efforts again in the current flood catastrophe in Pakistan.

Please visit their official site or Facebook group for more info.

New Zealand effort:

New Zealand Aid Programme staff are working with New Zealand non government organisations to allocate funding to partner agencies working on the ground in Pakistan.

You can make a cash donation to support the relief efforts in Pakistan by contacting any of the non-government organisations listed below:

• Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand | 0800 22 10 22 | www.caritas.org.nz
• Oxfam NZ | 0800 400 666 | www.oxfam.org.nz
• World Vision NZ | 0800 80 2000 | www.worldvision.org.nz
• CWS | 0800 747 372 | www.cws.org.nz
• UNICEF NZ | 0800 243 575 | www.unicef.org.nz
• Save the Children NZ | 0800 167 168 | www.savethechildren.org.nz
• TEAR Fund NZ | www.tearfund.org.nz

Malaysian effort:

ISMA NZ - For Pakistan & Palestine

Pada bulan Julai 2010, dunia telah menyaksikan kekejaman tentera Israel yang menyerang kapal Mavi Marmara yang membawa bantuan kemanusiaan untuk penduduk Gaza.

In July 2010, the world has seen the cruelty of the Israeli army who attacked the Mavi Marmara ship, which was carrying human aid for citizens of Gaza.

Sebelum sempat reda lagi isu Freedom Flotilla, umat Islam seantero dunia dikejutkan pula dengan berita banjir di Lembah Swat, Pakistan yang sehingga hari ini telah mengorbankan 1500 nyawa dan melibatkan [jutaan] penduduk di negara berkenaan.

Before the Freedom Flotilla issue has even been resolved, Muslims around the world is then shocked by the news of the flooding of Swat Valley, Pakistan which has so far taken 1500 lives and affected [millions of] Pakistani citizens.

Update 14/09/10: This double-donation drive has been closed. Please visit their blog entry regarding this or their Facebook profile.

Jazakallahu khairan for all your help!

Regards,
MSVUW Committee.