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Pakistan Floods Emergency Response |
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Stories
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Zareena with her son after
receiving
food aid from Basic Human Rights
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Mother’s Worries for Her
Children
Zareena and her children from
Basira in Muzaffargarh in Punjab
are in a miserable situation,
after flooding brought massive
devastation to their lives.
Already living a tough life as
the mother of 5 children, she is
struggling to deal with the
catastrophe.
“I am a widow with five children
– 3 daughters and 2 sons. My
eldest son works in Karachi as a
laborer and earns only Rs. 5000
(£38 approximately), which is
not enough for my family of six.
My husband used to have a small
grocery shop, which was the only
source of income we had then.
Though life was tough he was
around then and that was a great
support... |
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Food
Distribution |
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Basic Human Rights was one of
the few organizations that have
delivered on the ground food aid in
a systematic way without any delays.
People of Pashtun Garhi in Nowhsera,
Pakistan that have suffered
enormously by the floods received a
food pack containing; Rice 5kg,
Lentils 2kg, Sugar 5kg, Dates 3kg,
Tea 475gm and Cooking Oil 5litre.
Shaker Ullah (Orphan)
Young Shaker Ullah whose father died
years ago was so delighted after
receiving food pack from Basic Human
Rights he said
“my mother had
tears in her eyes when she came to
know about this food package because
for days we have been running around
in search of food like beggars. It
is blessing for us I can not believe
that we will now have proper food
for a while.” |
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Chand
Bibi |
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A widow from Pashtun Garhi age 59, Chand
Bibi’s life is full of painful events. The
major tragedy was seven years back when her
husband died due to heart attack which
changed everything for her and the rest of
her family. But that was not the end of it,
the recent floods took every thing away from
her. With tears in her eyes and broken voice
Chand Bibi said “everything is gone, little
what we had its gone we have lost everything
I don’t know how we are going to go back to
normal life again ever.” She was living in a
rented house which is completely destroyed,
her house-hold items are all under the ruins
of the house as she was just able to save
her life. Waiting for the aid to arrive
Chand Bibi has been struggling to stay alive
in these past few days as there was hardly
anything to eat. Chand Bibi said after
receiving the food pack
“I am very happy to
receive this food package and are grateful
to this organization [Basic Human Rights]
that has brought this to us in this
difficult time.” |
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Wala Bibi |
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“It is the
first time I have received a food package of
this kind which will help us get through
next few weeks” said Wala Bibi a
60 year old woman after receiving food pack
from Basic Human Rights during a
distribution on the 6th of August 2010 in
Pashutn Garhi, Nowshera, Pakistan.
Wala Bibi’s husband is disabled from both
legs and had narrow escape during the
floods. Her house is completely ruined by
the floods and is not livable. |
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Abdul Jameel |
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Abdul Jameel has
agricultural land which is totally ruined by
the recent floods which was the only source
of income for his family “the agriculture
land is completely destroyed it will take
months for it to be ready for use again but
that only is possible if the water is taken
out, I do not have any source to do that and
with the constant rain it is getting worse.
I have received
this food package from them [Basic Human
Rights] in a respectful way with dignity. We
are grateful to the organization for the
rest of our lives.” |
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Basic Human Rights staff and
volunteers are working on the
ground to provide food to victims of the
flood in Pakistan.
An estimated
1,600
people were killed in the
disaster, which has affected over
20
million people and
600,000 homes have been destroyed.Affected people are in desperate need
of aid.
Crops and farmland have been
totally destroyed, provoking
fears over food shortages, and
the collapsing of bridges and
significant damage to roads has
meant that not only is access
limited, it is extremely
dangerous.
The latest dangers include the
threat of contracting waterborne
diseases such a cholera and
being bitten by snakes, which
have been drawn to the land by
the overwhelming amount of
water.
Basic
Human Rights is focusing on
feeding those in desperate need
of food.
Please Donate
as much as
you can to the Basic Human
Rights Emergency Flood Appeal.
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