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ERD responds to flooding in Pakistan
Heavy rains caused flooding in Karachi, the largest city in Pakistan, in the Sindh province and surrounding areas. More than 300 people have died from storm-related damage and flooding. Many areas of Karachi are without electricity and basic amenities, and there is concern of the development of water-borne diseases due to slow cleanup efforts. In the Balochistan province, 200 people are missing and two million people in 15 districts were affected by flooding.
In Gadap, the city worst affected by flooding, more than 24 people were killed, over 200 others were injured, and 1,000 were heavily damaged or completely ruined. Gadap is about is located 34 miles outside Karachi. The destruction was caused by 69-mile-per-hour wind gusts followed by torrential rain that caused many of the homes and buildings in less-developed areas to collapse. Residents are now dependent on contaminated water after the covers of the town’s concrete water tanks were blown away. The floods killed livestock and destroyed 75 poultry farms.
So far, the storms have caused damage estimated at 200 million rupees, close to $US 3.5 million.
ERD is working in partnership with Church World Service to provide emergency relief to 250 of vulnerable families in Gadap. Critical food supplies such as wheat flour, rice, cooking oil, sugar, tea leaves, iodized salt, powdered milk, and matches will be distributed to each family, particularly those most vulnerable such as widows, children, and the elderly.
To help people affected by disasters, please make a donation to the “Emergency Relief Fund” online at http://www.er-d.org/, or call 1-800-334-7626, ext. 5129. Gifts can be mailed to: Episcopal Relief and Development “Emergency Relief Fund” P.O. Box 7058, Merrifield, VA 22116-7058.
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