Emergency appeal for flood victims in Pakistan

Since 1929 before partition it is said that the floods killed many people in NWFP in subcontinent, but after partition this is considered the biggest floods in Pakistan which has almost destroyed the many districts of Kayber Pakhtoonkhaw district, and have created hundreds of causalities.

These are the worst floods in these areas for generations. A lot of houses are built out of mud, which makes them more vulnerable to damage. Many people are unable to reach health structures, due to areas being cut off by the water. For those who have been affected, it is of vital importance to attend to immediate basic needs such as sanitation and hygiene.”

Society for Disabled Women has been on assessment visits in NWFP and Southern Punjab to study the situation of floods.

In Punjab SDW team of Volunteers visited Mianwali and Sargohda districts.

In NWFP SDW team visited Malakand division, and Peshawar districts.

In Balochistan, Bakhtairabad and Sibi districts have been affected badly by the floods, local source of SDW reported, and many Christian’s homes are also destroyed in Balochistan.

In Punjab Mianwali districts have been affected although there are many areas affected and hundreds of villages have been gone underground due to floods, and people are living under open sky since last week. In Punjab still the rain continues and even in suburban areas many homes in slum areas have been fallen due to heavy rain and normal life is totally disturb.

University exams in Charsada has been postponed,  Land sliding have created more physical hurdles in movement  and blocked all the roads. Shara-e Karakarm is closed,  more than 100 People in Mansehra use to fetch woods from Jungle are stuck there due to floods, and district government have imposed section 144 and forbidden people, not to go in Jungle side areas.

SDW visited swat and Peshawar areas and seen many areas and villages are cut off from other towns and there is no power and people are suffering from various diseases and unhygienic conditions causing problems.

There is great need to plan out assessment visits and reach the areas as soon as possible to provide relief to the victims.

SDW visited Lower Dir, Malakand agency and few villages of Khyber Pakhtoonkhaw  and met people those are waiting for help.

In Swat, towns of Timurgara, Lower Dir are accessible from all areas, as all bridges providing access to area have bee destroyed.

In Behreen, Swat, Just news came in on Local TV channel,  that 7 people died due to thunder storm. The heavy rain will still continue for another week of August. 

News Channel report that more than 2800 families have been shifted to safe areas, NDMA district administration team reported.

SDW would be interested to help people in Charsada, Mardan, Upper Dir and Lower Dir in Swat areas.