Pakistan Flood Relief

Give an Emergency Survival Kit to a Flood Affected Family in Sindh

On the left is the table with the breakdown of items in the survival kit. Cost US$65 per family

Pakistan Floods: Fast Facts

Death toll in devastating Pakistan floods crosses 1,300 mark

The southern Sindh province remains the worst affected where authorities report a total of 522 deaths so far, including 219 children. 

Source: Al Jazeera

1. This is the worst flooding in Pakistan’s recent history.

Since June, the heaviest rainfall in living memory and melting glaciers in northern Pakistan led to catastrophic flooding that has killed more than 1,200 people and affected 33 million—more than the population of Texas or Australia.
Source: CNN + Reuters

2. One-third of Pakistan is underwater.

Pakistan’s climate change minister Sherry Rehman described the unprecedented monsoon rains and flooding as a “climate catastrophe.” In the hard-hit Sindh and Balochistan provinces, rainfall has been 500% above average. The resulting flooding has inundated communities and farmland and wiped out buildings and crops. Nearly half a million people are staying in temporary shelters.
Source: CNN + NPR + Bloomberg

3. Flood survivors are now facing an outbreak of waterborne diseases.

More than 90,000 diarrhea cases were reported in Sindh province in recent days, according to Pakistan’s health officials. Children are especially at risk of diseases due to the flooding, and UNICEF said more than 3 million children need humanitarian assistance.
Source: NBC News

4. This flooding is a climate-induced disaster.

The Global Climate Risk Index ranks Pakistan eighth in the world in terms of vulnerability to the climate crisis. But Pakistan is responsible for less than 1% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Source: CNN