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About Pakistan--FLOOD RELIEF NEEDED, NOW
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Muahaha...2010 is here..now what...
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Now you have a year's wait to see if there is any value in using the coincidences of history for predicting future events in real life or if it is all just another form of being superstitious.abdulmājid;1364899 said:
Muahaha...2010 is here..now what...
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Most salt comes from mines. Many people do feel that the sea water salt is the better choice, but it is cost prohibitive for many people. The salt mines are the remains of ancient seas that dried up millions of years ago, so you can say that is also sea water salt, free from the additives of pollution dumped into the worlds oceans. While many people feel the sea salt is the healthiest, The degree of pollution now in the oceans may make it the least healthy.
Typical sea salt is harvested on ocean beaches.
Typical salt harvesting along the beach:
Sea water is dumped into shallow pools or filled during high tide.
The water is allowed to evaporate and the salt is then scooped into piles and shoveled out.
This process can only be done in hot, dry areas that border the sea. The countries surrounded the Mediterranean are ideal for sea salt production.
A very large percentage of sea salt is harvested from the shores of the Dead Sea in Israel. Nearly all commercially sold sea salt is an Israeli product.
The beautiful white beaches of the Dead Sea are salt deposists.
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Ooh. Jazakallah for telling. Btw, are salt mines underground?
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Yes, and beneath layers of bed rock that keeps rain water from dissolving them. One of the largest salt mines in the USA was destroyed when a company drilling for oil accidentally drilled into it and an entire lake drained into it and dissolved it.
The Salt mines in Pakistan and Siberia are amongst the largest and most famous ones. There are salt flats such as the Bonneville salt flats which are dried up inland seas. However, they can only exist in deserts and would be destroyed by rains in a wet climate.
The salt flats in the deserts are amazing. Pools form during the brief rains which become extremely salty water and last only a few hours or a day at most and during that brief time brines shrimp eggs hatch and billions of brine shrimp live out their life cycle and lay trillions of eggs which will remain dormant until the next rain which may be 10 to 20 years later.
Most deserts have these salt flats. And they all contain trillions of brine shrimp, triop, and Daphne eggs all waiting for the next rain. Even what looks like the deadest places on earth contain life waiting for the next rain.
The salt flats high in the Andes Mountains in South America are fascinating.:
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The salt flats of the world are amazing sights to behold, but for table salt, the mines are the best sources and the salt mines of Pakistan are among the best.
The entrance to the world's largest salt mine, which is in Pakistan.
There are shops, restaurants and even a Masjid in the mine
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Mashallah what a great miracle by Allah swt.
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Who cares about Pakistan?
By Jude SheerinBBC News
Donations have been sluggish to the Pakistan floods appeals, as they were back in 2005 when the part of Kashmir the country administers was torn apart by an earthquake. The BBC News website asked some experts to comment on possible reasons why.
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Pakistan flood victims 'have no concept of terrorism'
Three weeks after the start of the floods in Pakistan, a fifth of the country is under water. More international aid is now reaching the country - but the world's media finds it hard to stop talking about terrorism.
When the world media reports on the tragedy, it finds it difficult to leave behind a decade-long habit of linking everything to terrorism.
The reporters look for a banned militant organisation involved in relief work, usually some random men with beards will do. And we are told, in good faith I am sure, that if the victims are not provided with relief, they will all turn to the Taliban.
Our own politicians join the chorus.
A friend involved in relief work in Sindh pointed out that a hungry person is not likely to ask your views on terrorism before accepting your packet of food for the simple reason that their children are starving.
If this was a disaster movie, its poster would include the young man swimming across a deluge with his rooster tied around his neck.
A puzzled relief worker wondered aloud why the world would think that this man who has just swum cross a raging flood would want to bring about a bloody Islamist revolution in a far-flung country that he has never heard of?
Is it not obvious that he just wants to save his chickens?
But this is no movie.
That half-naked child that you see in pictures with his face covered in flies is not dead. Not yet. He has dozed off out of hunger and heat and exhaustion.
When he wakes up in a little while, he will ask for what every hungry child in the world asks for.
We were told that everyone, everywhere understands that language.
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Pakistani flood victims' anger at US
Some criticised the government, saying the aid was not fairly distributed.
Others blamed the West, including the US, for failing to give enough help.
One man turned his anger on me: "What about your country?" he said, heatedly. "Why aren't you giving more?"
Some say their communities have been knocked back about 25 years
Elsewhere in the small camp, businessmen were handing out donations from the local community.
If there was not more support, they said, the security situation might worsen.
There has been fighting already in the camps, said one.
"We're doing so much to help the United States in the war on terrorism. Now we're in crisis and we expect help," said one of the businessman donors.
His colleague agreed: "Now's the time for them to prove their commitment to us."
Ayaz Amir, an MP in Nawaz Sharif's opposition party, said: "The United States is spending $5bn every month on the war in Afghanistan. That puts into context what they're giving us."
The implication is that if the US does not do much more, Pakistan's ability - and willingness - to support the US-led battle against Islamist insurgents will suffer.
Mr Amir added: "If Pakistan can't recover, then one thing which will be washed away is the so-called war on terror. This front will not be functioning."
Full article @ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11040904
By Jude SheerinBBC News
Donations have been sluggish to the Pakistan floods appeals, as they were back in 2005 when the part of Kashmir the country administers was torn apart by an earthquake. The BBC News website asked some experts to comment on possible reasons why.
Full article @ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11035270
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Pakistan flood victims 'have no concept of terrorism'
When the world media reports on the tragedy, it finds it difficult to leave behind a decade-long habit of linking everything to terrorism.
The reporters look for a banned militant organisation involved in relief work, usually some random men with beards will do. And we are told, in good faith I am sure, that if the victims are not provided with relief, they will all turn to the Taliban.
Our own politicians join the chorus.
A friend involved in relief work in Sindh pointed out that a hungry person is not likely to ask your views on terrorism before accepting your packet of food for the simple reason that their children are starving.
If this was a disaster movie, its poster would include the young man swimming across a deluge with his rooster tied around his neck.
A puzzled relief worker wondered aloud why the world would think that this man who has just swum cross a raging flood would want to bring about a bloody Islamist revolution in a far-flung country that he has never heard of?
Is it not obvious that he just wants to save his chickens?
But this is no movie.
That half-naked child that you see in pictures with his face covered in flies is not dead. Not yet. He has dozed off out of hunger and heat and exhaustion.
When he wakes up in a little while, he will ask for what every hungry child in the world asks for.
We were told that everyone, everywhere understands that language.
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Pakistani flood victims' anger at US
Some criticised the government, saying the aid was not fairly distributed.
Others blamed the West, including the US, for failing to give enough help.
One man turned his anger on me: "What about your country?" he said, heatedly. "Why aren't you giving more?"
Some say their communities have been knocked back about 25 years
Elsewhere in the small camp, businessmen were handing out donations from the local community.
If there was not more support, they said, the security situation might worsen.
There has been fighting already in the camps, said one.
"We're doing so much to help the United States in the war on terrorism. Now we're in crisis and we expect help," said one of the businessman donors.
His colleague agreed: "Now's the time for them to prove their commitment to us."
Ayaz Amir, an MP in Nawaz Sharif's opposition party, said: "The United States is spending $5bn every month on the war in Afghanistan. That puts into context what they're giving us."
The implication is that if the US does not do much more, Pakistan's ability - and willingness - to support the US-led battle against Islamist insurgents will suffer.
Mr Amir added: "If Pakistan can't recover, then one thing which will be washed away is the so-called war on terror. This front will not be functioning."
Full article @ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11040904
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The New York prayer building near ground zero will cost $100,000,000.00
US muslims could fix 2 problems in one go.
Its all a matter of priorities.
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US muslims could fix 2 problems in one go.
Its all a matter of priorities.
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would you cut down eating once a day in order to better help those in need?
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Angelina Jolie has donated almost twice as much as Zardari to Pakistan relief efforts
Angelina Jolie, the actress, has donated $100,000 (£64,000) towards flood relief efforts in Pakistan, almost twice the amount pledged by the country’s president, Asif Ali Zardari.
By Rob Crilly, Islamabad - 26 Aug 2010
The comparison is another embarrassment for Mr Zardari, who travelled to Europe even as the full scale of the flooding became apparent.
His handling of the floods has been roundly condemned, and now his donation of five million rupees, or $58,000 (£37,000), has been highlighted.
Farhatullah Babar, Mr Zardari’s spokesman, said the comparison was unfair. “We appreciate what Angelina Jolie has done, but it is not some sort of race,” he said.
Mr Zardari is known as one of the country’s richest businessmen having amassed a fortune while his wife Benazir Bhutto was prime minister during the 1990s, earning the nickname Mr Ten Per Cent for his alleged taste in kickbacks.
Pakistan’s anti-corruption body claims he has amassed a property empire worth almost £1 billion, with a chateau in France, homes in Britain, Spain and Florida, and bank accounts in Switzerland.
Jolie, who is a Unicef goodwill ambassador, said she was concerned about the sluggish response to appeals for cash.
She added that she understood “it is getting hard for people – they see Haiti, they see these other events ... and they get exhausted by the time another big one rolls around”.
She has also hinted that she may visit the devastated country as media coverage fades.
The Pakistani government has confirmed 1,600 people have been killed and more than 2,300 wounded. The catastrophe has already affected more than 17 million people and left eight million dependent on aid. Officials warn millions more are at risk from disease and food shortage.
Sir Anthony Bamford, the JCB chairman, donated two backhoe loader diggers worth a total of £160,000 to help in the reconstruction programme.
“Britain has been leading the way with the level of its donations to Pakistan and as a British manufacturer I am keen for us to help in any way possible and hope that JCB’s donation of machines can assist in some small way,” he said.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/7966019/Angelina-Jolie-has-donated-almost-twice-as-much-as-Zardari-to-Pakistan-relief-efforts.html
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Angelina Jolie, the actress, has donated $100,000 (£64,000) towards flood relief efforts in Pakistan, almost twice the amount pledged by the country’s president, Asif Ali Zardari.
By Rob Crilly, Islamabad - 26 Aug 2010
The comparison is another embarrassment for Mr Zardari, who travelled to Europe even as the full scale of the flooding became apparent.
His handling of the floods has been roundly condemned, and now his donation of five million rupees, or $58,000 (£37,000), has been highlighted.
Farhatullah Babar, Mr Zardari’s spokesman, said the comparison was unfair. “We appreciate what Angelina Jolie has done, but it is not some sort of race,” he said.
Mr Zardari is known as one of the country’s richest businessmen having amassed a fortune while his wife Benazir Bhutto was prime minister during the 1990s, earning the nickname Mr Ten Per Cent for his alleged taste in kickbacks.
Pakistan’s anti-corruption body claims he has amassed a property empire worth almost £1 billion, with a chateau in France, homes in Britain, Spain and Florida, and bank accounts in Switzerland.
Jolie, who is a Unicef goodwill ambassador, said she was concerned about the sluggish response to appeals for cash.
She added that she understood “it is getting hard for people – they see Haiti, they see these other events ... and they get exhausted by the time another big one rolls around”.
She has also hinted that she may visit the devastated country as media coverage fades.
The Pakistani government has confirmed 1,600 people have been killed and more than 2,300 wounded. The catastrophe has already affected more than 17 million people and left eight million dependent on aid. Officials warn millions more are at risk from disease and food shortage.
Sir Anthony Bamford, the JCB chairman, donated two backhoe loader diggers worth a total of £160,000 to help in the reconstruction programme.
“Britain has been leading the way with the level of its donations to Pakistan and as a British manufacturer I am keen for us to help in any way possible and hope that JCB’s donation of machines can assist in some small way,” he said.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/7966019/Angelina-Jolie-has-donated-almost-twice-as-much-as-Zardari-to-Pakistan-relief-efforts.html
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Saudi relief for Pakistan flood victims
8/11/2010
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia will start airlifting relief supplies for Pakistan’s flood victims on Wednesday, an official statement said on Tuesday. The supplies were ordered by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah to alleviate the suffering of flood victims.
“The Saudi Royal Air Force will establish an air bridge to Islamabad to transport the relief supplies,” the statement said. The Saudi Finance Ministry has already arranged large amounts of foodstuffs, medicine, blankets and tents for the flood victims.
“We are coordinating with UN organizations to distribute humanitarian and emergency relief supplies worth $100 million, which the Kingdom had earlier allocated to support victims of natural calamities in Pakistan,” the statement said.
Pakistan’s worst floods have hit more than three million people so far and the death toll has climbed over 1,400, a spokesman for the U.N. Children's Fund said on Tuesday. Abdul Sami Malik said 1.3 million people were severely affected by the floods in the northwest.
Pakistani authorities are struggling to help victims of the flooding, many of whom have lost their homes and livelihood and say they had not received any official warnings that raging waters were heading their way.
http://www.paknewsnet.com/news_details.aspx?newsid=668/11/2010
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia will start airlifting relief supplies for Pakistan’s flood victims on Wednesday, an official statement said on Tuesday. The supplies were ordered by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah to alleviate the suffering of flood victims.
“The Saudi Royal Air Force will establish an air bridge to Islamabad to transport the relief supplies,” the statement said. The Saudi Finance Ministry has already arranged large amounts of foodstuffs, medicine, blankets and tents for the flood victims.
“We are coordinating with UN organizations to distribute humanitarian and emergency relief supplies worth $100 million, which the Kingdom had earlier allocated to support victims of natural calamities in Pakistan,” the statement said.
Pakistan’s worst floods have hit more than three million people so far and the death toll has climbed over 1,400, a spokesman for the U.N. Children's Fund said on Tuesday. Abdul Sami Malik said 1.3 million people were severely affected by the floods in the northwest.
Pakistani authorities are struggling to help victims of the flooding, many of whom have lost their homes and livelihood and say they had not received any official warnings that raging waters were heading their way.
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May the Peace, Mercy, and Blessings of the Creator be with You
Please forward this message to your family, friends, and email lists...
What if you had the option of having your own non-profit organization to implement projects in Pakistan? Given the current devastated infrastructure in Pakistan due to the Floods, and the needs in the region being so great, Hidaya Foundation (www.hidaya.org) is now offering individuals and worldwide non-profit organizations an opportunity to propose a project of their own and utilize Hidaya's infrastructure for implementation. Hidaya has over 150 plus full time employees and offices/warehouses throughout Pakistan, from Abbottabad to Karachi.
Here is how:
· Send an outline of a project that you would like to implement in Pakistan to Hidaya. Be clear about defining your objectives such as who you think should benefit and the name of the place in Pakistan where this project is to be implemented.
The project must fit one of the 30 project categories listed on Hidaya’s website under our four programs (Education, Environment, Social Welfare and Health Care - http:// www.hidaya.org/programs/).
· You must fill out a project proposal document provided by Hidaya and give an estimate of the cost of implementing the project.
For further information, please visit: http://www.hidaya.org/social-welfare...infrastructure
Online: To donate online using electronic check or credit card kindly visit: https://donation.hidaya.org/donation.aspx?projectId=45
Donate by Mail: To donate by check payable to ‘Hidaya Foundation’, mail check to:
Hidaya Foundation, P.O. Box 5481, Santa Clara, CA 95050
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Allow Self Sufficiency: Pakistan Flood Relief
Assalaamu Alykum,
Over a month of flooding has caused severe damage to the infrastructure of Pakistan. Along with making millions of Pakistanis homeless, the floods have also caused the hardworking poor to lose their livelihood.
Apart from the immediate needs like food, shelter and medical services, we should start thinking of how we can help them in building a livelhood; to gain sustainablity and self sufficiency.
Interest Free Micro-Financing:
Your one time donation allows for interest free loans for the poor, the unemployed and the widows. That family uses the interest free loan to start a small business or purchase livestock for example, that will become a source of livelihood for them. This will allow self sufficiency and the loan will be repaid. The repaid loan then goes back into the pool of money that will be used to loan out money to others in need. The cycle continues and it becomes a form of
sadaqa–e-jariya. The best form of charity.
We can make our charity multiplefolds in this time.
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May Allah allow us to make the best of these last few days in Ramadan.
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How to help Pakistan (even better than money!)
One of the countless Pakistani citizens who’re working day and night for the flood relief efforts is Fakhre-Alam, a young celebrity known well in the nation. Previously, he’d spearheaded a prolonged and effective relief campaign for the earthquake victims in 2005. Now, he joins Pakistan’s national airline, PIA, to bring focused and effective relief for the millions who’re awaiting help.
This video has been made especially for people residing abroad, who want to help with the relief campaign on the ground. PIA, the national carrier, has declared it will ship to Pakistan free of cost any donations that people abroad want to send for the flood victims.
Watch the video to learn more: http://www.youtube.com/v/hCNomdB6V0U&autoplay=1
A summary of the items described in the video above:
1) Get a box, preferable size 12 inches x 15 inches x 15 inches
2) A white sheet
3) Two 1.5 liters mineral water (not more, not less)
4) Twelve-pack of any juice with straw
5) One box of salty biscuits
6) Two boxes of sweet biscuits (1 big, 1 small)
7) One box of chocolates
8) Milk carton (1-1.5 liters) – expiration date should be far off
9) One bag of potato chips
10) Two to four soap bars
11) One box of dates
12) ORS (Oral Rehydration Salts / dehydration-prevention supplement- pedialyte)
13) One pack of disposable cups
One of the countless Pakistani citizens who’re working day and night for the flood relief efforts is Fakhre-Alam, a young celebrity known well in the nation. Previously, he’d spearheaded a prolonged and effective relief campaign for the earthquake victims in 2005. Now, he joins Pakistan’s national airline, PIA, to bring focused and effective relief for the millions who’re awaiting help.
This video has been made especially for people residing abroad, who want to help with the relief campaign on the ground. PIA, the national carrier, has declared it will ship to Pakistan free of cost any donations that people abroad want to send for the flood victims.
Watch the video to learn more: http://www.youtube.com/v/hCNomdB6V0U&autoplay=1
A summary of the items described in the video above:
1) Get a box, preferable size 12 inches x 15 inches x 15 inches
2) A white sheet
3) Two 1.5 liters mineral water (not more, not less)
4) Twelve-pack of any juice with straw
5) One box of salty biscuits
6) Two boxes of sweet biscuits (1 big, 1 small)
7) One box of chocolates
8) Milk carton (1-1.5 liters) – expiration date should be far off
9) One bag of potato chips
10) Two to four soap bars
11) One box of dates
12) ORS (Oral Rehydration Salts / dehydration-prevention supplement- pedialyte)
13) One pack of disposable cups
Salaaam!!!!
it was great feeling to have that information.really it gave some courage in present situation i.e, wen country seems to be in trouble from awl sides.....
may i post this information on my forums ???i want to share it with my friends toooo........
Thanx again for the Infromation
it was great feeling to have that information.really it gave some courage in present situation i.e, wen country seems to be in trouble from awl sides.....
may i post this information on my forums ???i want to share it with my friends toooo........
Thanx again for the Infromation
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Wa'alaikum as'salaam,
you're welcome to take whatever you like.
you're welcome to take whatever you like.
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Jazakallahu Kharan to Brother Islamarama for his post pointing out the needs of Pakistan today. This is a very important matter and we all need to take what ever action we are capable of to come to the aide of our Brothers and Sisters who desperately need our help and support.
Rather than trying to separate out his posts and make them into a new thread (Which I would mess up and probably loose the entire thread) I am going to take it upon myself to change the title of this thread and Inshallah place the current emphasis and topic on Flood Relief.
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If the muslims stopped the building they can say they are showing respect for the feelings of others.
And at the same time, the $100,000,000 is sent to Pakistan.
The whole world would stand up and applaud muslims.
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I can understand why you would believe that and if we were institutionalized as many religions are, that could be feasible. But, we have no central earthly clearing house. Each Masjid is local and locally built often by the donations of just one person or a small group. To stop the building would not give any assurance that even one penny of that money would find it's way to Pakistan. But, if constructed, it could assure that donations for disaster relief would be collected and used properly.
New York has a large Muslim population, but it is scattered. The building of a large centrally located Masjid would provide a means of bringing about a central location for New York Muslims and eventually be a gateway through which donations from New York area Muslims could be collected for causes such as this. Strange as it seems, this big expenditure is the means by which donations for disasters can be collected and properly dispersed.
What you see as an unneeded expense, I see as a means to help provide for future emergencies.
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Pakistan floods: 'Desperate for doctors'
Eyewitnesses in three areas affected by the floods in Pakistan describe the lack of food, water and medical help that is fuelling fears of a growing public health disaster in the country.
Omar Ahsan, in Shangla district
Omar Ahsan, an interior designer living in Karachi, has visited 17 remote mountain villages in Shangla district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (formerly North West Frontier Province or NWFP).
"I have a comfortable life in Karachi and when this calamity hit, me and some of my friends felt we had to help some of the affected people. First we took food relief to Peshawar and some other urban areas of the NWFP.
Then I got a phone call from a driver, who used to work for me. He said he's been seeing bodies in the river where he lives, about 150km (95 miles) from Islamabad. He said there were many, many bodies, hundreds of them, and that they all came from Shangla district.
At that moment I decided I should go to that place. I came over here alone. I managed to get one truck of relief. It's a big district, hundreds of kilometres. The whole network had collapsed, the telecommunication network has come down.
When I reached the end of the roads, I had to start walking.
I spent the last four days travelling on the outskirts of Shangla district, walking in a mountainous terrain. I covered about 55km and visited 17 villages.
People there are hungry and thirsty. There's no electricity, no water, no gas, no food supplies. The nearest place where food is being distributed is Karora and the queues are 3-4km long.
Thousands of people come down from the mountains and stand in the sun for a whole day in order to get a bag of flour. The queues are long, these are simple people, their patience is compromised, queues are broken and some go away with bruises and injuries.
In each village I went I was supported by the elders and I was joined by volunteers. Elders would tell me how many houses were destroyed, I would gather the data and issue them with a token to come to Karora where we had our own food supplies waiting for them.
Yesterday we set up a camp in Karora. From early morning till late afternoon we distributed food to 300 families, which is probably more than 3,000 people. It was a tough day.
But work is far from over. People desperately need more food and most importantly they need lady doctors. There are hundreds of thousands of women and children without a doctor. Kids were crying of pain and mothers were begging me to bring them female doctors.
If someone is ill, they put him on a stretcher which four men carry down the mountain until they reach the nearest hospital. That could take a couple of days of walking. And there are hundreds of thousands of people stuck there without any help."
Nasrullah Jamali, from a village in Balochistan
Nasrullah Jamali fled to Karachi after his village in Balochistan was hit by the floods a week ago. He describes the devastation for him and his villagers.
"Our homes are gone, everything is gone. The water level is now 6 to 8ft. People can't live there. There's nothing left.
We knew the water was coming, we knew it was expected, we were seeing that it was coming.
Me and my family left and we are now staying in the house of my uncle in Karachi. But many people couldn't afford to leave.
I speak to my villagers all the time.
They are now staying in shelters made by themselves using plastic sheets. They don't have water and food. Yesterday there was one helicopter to get food to them, but it's not enough.
There's a nearby place - about 3km away from my village - I am told there are six people trapped there, surrounded by water.
I try to organise aid for them. I am contacting the army to send relief helicopters to them.
There are sick people and they don't have any medicine. I can't describe it in words - it's a very serious situation.
I don't know when we'll be able to return to our home. It will probably take six months. There's nothing we can do. We are still in the state of shock."
Ghulam Nabi Magsi, who visited flood-hit Sindh Province
Ghulam Nabi Magsi was visiting relatives in the province of Sindh in the middle of August, when the floods swept through the village. Now back in Lahore, he describes that moment - and the current situation in the village.
"I was on holiday visiting my relatives in their small village in Ghotki district, Singh province, when the floods came. It was a horrible situation. The floodwaters were everywhere.
Our area was the first to be affected after the flood in Punjab. We thought it was not going to be that big, but it turned out to be a mega flood. The houses were completely flooded.
People fled leaving everything behind. Me and my immediate family returned to Lahore and other relatives went to Karachi.
The waters have moved south and a few of my relatives, all men, have returned to the village. They say the water level is down, but there are many problems.
The houses are damaged by the water, but they'll repair them. The problem they now face is lack of water. The water is not suitable for drinking and there's the danger of water-borne diseases.
They get help from the government and from people living in nearby areas that haven't been affected.
They expect their wives and children to join them by the end of the month."
Eyewitnesses in three areas affected by the floods in Pakistan describe the lack of food, water and medical help that is fuelling fears of a growing public health disaster in the country.
Omar Ahsan, in Shangla district
Omar Ahsan, an interior designer living in Karachi, has visited 17 remote mountain villages in Shangla district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (formerly North West Frontier Province or NWFP).
"I have a comfortable life in Karachi and when this calamity hit, me and some of my friends felt we had to help some of the affected people. First we took food relief to Peshawar and some other urban areas of the NWFP.
Then I got a phone call from a driver, who used to work for me. He said he's been seeing bodies in the river where he lives, about 150km (95 miles) from Islamabad. He said there were many, many bodies, hundreds of them, and that they all came from Shangla district.
At that moment I decided I should go to that place. I came over here alone. I managed to get one truck of relief. It's a big district, hundreds of kilometres. The whole network had collapsed, the telecommunication network has come down.
When I reached the end of the roads, I had to start walking.
I spent the last four days travelling on the outskirts of Shangla district, walking in a mountainous terrain. I covered about 55km and visited 17 villages.
People there are hungry and thirsty. There's no electricity, no water, no gas, no food supplies. The nearest place where food is being distributed is Karora and the queues are 3-4km long.
Thousands of people come down from the mountains and stand in the sun for a whole day in order to get a bag of flour. The queues are long, these are simple people, their patience is compromised, queues are broken and some go away with bruises and injuries.
In each village I went I was supported by the elders and I was joined by volunteers. Elders would tell me how many houses were destroyed, I would gather the data and issue them with a token to come to Karora where we had our own food supplies waiting for them.
Yesterday we set up a camp in Karora. From early morning till late afternoon we distributed food to 300 families, which is probably more than 3,000 people. It was a tough day.
But work is far from over. People desperately need more food and most importantly they need lady doctors. There are hundreds of thousands of women and children without a doctor. Kids were crying of pain and mothers were begging me to bring them female doctors.
If someone is ill, they put him on a stretcher which four men carry down the mountain until they reach the nearest hospital. That could take a couple of days of walking. And there are hundreds of thousands of people stuck there without any help."
Nasrullah Jamali, from a village in Balochistan
Nasrullah Jamali fled to Karachi after his village in Balochistan was hit by the floods a week ago. He describes the devastation for him and his villagers.
"Our homes are gone, everything is gone. The water level is now 6 to 8ft. People can't live there. There's nothing left.
We knew the water was coming, we knew it was expected, we were seeing that it was coming.
Me and my family left and we are now staying in the house of my uncle in Karachi. But many people couldn't afford to leave.
I speak to my villagers all the time.
They are now staying in shelters made by themselves using plastic sheets. They don't have water and food. Yesterday there was one helicopter to get food to them, but it's not enough.
There's a nearby place - about 3km away from my village - I am told there are six people trapped there, surrounded by water.
I try to organise aid for them. I am contacting the army to send relief helicopters to them.
There are sick people and they don't have any medicine. I can't describe it in words - it's a very serious situation.
I don't know when we'll be able to return to our home. It will probably take six months. There's nothing we can do. We are still in the state of shock."
Ghulam Nabi Magsi, who visited flood-hit Sindh Province
Ghulam Nabi Magsi was visiting relatives in the province of Sindh in the middle of August, when the floods swept through the village. Now back in Lahore, he describes that moment - and the current situation in the village.
"I was on holiday visiting my relatives in their small village in Ghotki district, Singh province, when the floods came. It was a horrible situation. The floodwaters were everywhere.
Our area was the first to be affected after the flood in Punjab. We thought it was not going to be that big, but it turned out to be a mega flood. The houses were completely flooded.
People fled leaving everything behind. Me and my immediate family returned to Lahore and other relatives went to Karachi.
The waters have moved south and a few of my relatives, all men, have returned to the village. They say the water level is down, but there are many problems.
The houses are damaged by the water, but they'll repair them. The problem they now face is lack of water. The water is not suitable for drinking and there's the danger of water-borne diseases.
They get help from the government and from people living in nearby areas that haven't been affected.
They expect their wives and children to join them by the end of the month."
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Assalaamu Alykum,
The real work begins now. The water is receding and we are gradually seeing the affects of the disaster. The damage to homes, property , possessions and material goods.
16 medical clinics are running to provide medical treatment to the Flood affected. Please view these pictures from the field.
Helping Hand for Relief and Development had arranged food distribution from Mianwali to Kot Mittan and Jampur. Souther Punjab was the most affected area in the floods. Please watch interview with beneficiaries of the Eid distribution in Jam Pur.
Please view this video with Br. Fazal ur Rahman explaining what the situation is while his visit to make food distributions in Rajan Pur, one of the most affected areas. The damage is immense. The women and children are out in the open.
Br Fazal ur Rahman Country Director Pakistan HHRD has given us an update on his Eid gift and Food Distribution visit to Southern Punjab. Please Listen.
Assalaamu Alykum,
The real work begins now. The water is receding and we are gradually seeing the affects of the disaster. The damage to homes, property , possessions and material goods.
16 medical clinics are running to provide medical treatment to the Flood affected. Please view these pictures from the field.
Helping Hand for Relief and Development had arranged food distribution from Mianwali to Kot Mittan and Jampur. Souther Punjab was the most affected area in the floods. Please watch interview with beneficiaries of the Eid distribution in Jam Pur.
Please view this video with Br. Fazal ur Rahman explaining what the situation is while his visit to make food distributions in Rajan Pur, one of the most affected areas. The damage is immense. The women and children are out in the open.
Br Fazal ur Rahman Country Director Pakistan HHRD has given us an update on his Eid gift and Food Distribution visit to Southern Punjab. Please Listen.
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I'm glad you keep this before us, islamirama. From what I learned dealing with a much smaller flood there are several phases to the crisis. First there is the need for emergency response as the water rises. However long that last, multiple by ten for the length of time for the initial remedial work of first responders. And then multiply that by 10 again for the restorative recovery phase to simply bring people back to whatever their new, post-flood, since of normal is going to be. In other words, for a flood lasting weeks, it is going to be years that they need long-term help. Let us pray to God that we not grow tired.
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Last updated Sept 14, 5:54 p.m. Eastern Time
Current Situation
Health risks remain a major concern among Pakistan’s flood victims. At least 200 hospitals and clinics have been destroyed by the floods.
"The situation on the ground remains critical," a U.N. official told reporters on September 14. As floodwaters recede, stagnant pools of water pose serious health risks, the official added.
Islamic Relief has set up multiple mobile health clinics, to help see and treat thousands of sick flood victims.
Hundreds of Islamic Relief aid workers also continue to distribute food and clean drinking water and provide temporary shelter, while others construct sanitation facilities to help prevent the spread of disease. You can help save lives. Donate today.
Islamic Relief has assisted more than 100,000 Pakistani flood victims so far, but millions are still in desperate need for support.
The worst monsoon floods to hit Pakistan in the country’s recorded history have affected more than 18 million people and left at least 6 million people homeless.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said it was the worst disaster he has ever seen.
"I will never forget the destruction and suffering I have witnessed,” he told reporters after viewing the destruction firsthand. “In the past I have witnessed many natural disasters around the world, but nothing like this."
While Islamic Relief staff-members work to deliver aid and supplies to flood victims, Islamic Relief USA is coordinating a $23 million aid shipment filled with medical supplies and medicines to benefit the victims.
Yesterday, Islamic Relief released a two-year program strategy to help aid Pakistan's flood victims. Proposed projects aim to reduce health risks, ensure availability of safe drinking water, provide highly-effective emergency health assistance, support provision of a well-coordinated nutritional response, provide emergency shelter, help rehabilitate lost livelihoods, and more. Your support is desperately needed to help the people of Pakistan. Donate today.
Islamic Relief USA has increased its original $1 million appeal to $10 million in the wake of the increased flooding and suffering. Act now to save lives.
Situation Facts:
- Nearly 20 million people affected (one-eighth of country’s population)
- More than 1,600 dead
- At least 6 million homeless; estimated one million homes damaged or destroyed
- More than 200 hospitals and clinics destroyed
- 8 million people at risk for contracting disease
- Worst flooding in 80 years; an area the size of Italy submerged by floods
- Affected more than Haiti quake, 2004 Asia tsunami, 2005 Pakistan quake combined
- Landslides and flashfloods washed away entire villages
- More than 1.7 million acres of farmland uprooted
- Waterborne disease like diarrhea and cholera threaten the victims
Islamic Relief’s Emergency Response
- Increased original $1 million appeal to $10 million in response to increased flooding and suffering
- Working to provide $23 million aid shipment of medical supplies and medicines
- Assisted more than 100,000 flood victims thus far
- Setting up mobile health clinics in Muzaffargarh to help curb spread of disease
- Administering camps housing thousands of internally displaced people and setting up another camp for hundreds more
- Hundreds of Islamic Relief staff-members working in four flood-hit provinces: Kyber-Pakhtubkhwa (KPK), Balochistan, Punjab, and Pakistan-administered Kashmir (AJK)
- Providing cooked food to hundreds of starving families in Charsadda
- Distributed food packs to benefit thousands of displaced flood victims in disaster zone
- Provided family hygiene kits, household kits, kitchen sets, water jugs and other emergency supplies to benefit tens of thousands of people
- Distributing hundreds of tents and emergency shelters to help house thousands of flood victims
- Setting up hygiene sessions to educate flood victims about importance of hygiene for their health
- Released two year strategy to help the flood victims