[c-nsp] OT: Plea for Pakistan Flood Victoms

[Asif Gul Khan]

Friends,



As you are already aware of the natural catastrophic disaster occurred in
Pakistan in recent month. Disaster on this scale would be devastating for
any country, but for Pakistan – a developing nation, chronically unstable
due to fight against terrorism - the consequences may go well beyond those
posed by the urgent need for humanitarian relief and for reconstruction in
the longer term.



So far, approximately 2000 people are believed to have died and millions
have made homeless. UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs
estimates that 13.8 million people have been affected by the floods, making
this a greater catastrophe than the Kashmir earthquake of 2005, or the Haiti
earthquake of earlier this year, each of which affected 3 million people, or
the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which affected 5 million.



People of Pakistan are fighting the battle against nature on its own but
this can’t be fought without international help that’s why UN chief Ban
Ki-moon has urged the world to urgently speed up aid but the international
response was very slow.

We fear we're getting close to the start of seeing a second wave of death if
not enough money comes through, due to water-borne diseases along with lack
of clean water and food shortages

The damage and the magnitude is too large for natural resources to cope with
it ... Pakistan needs your help.



Friends,




If anyone requires any more information in this regard or would like to
donate can unicast me.


Following are some links where you guys can donate:

https://secure.savethechildren.org/01/web_e_pakistan_flood_10
https://www.wfp.org/donate/pakistanflood
http://www1.networkforgood.org/support-flood-relief-pakistan
http://www.prcs.org.pk/default.asp
https://www.oxfam.org.uk/donate/pakistan-floods/index.php
http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/pakistan-flood/
https://www.concern.net/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=54
http://usa.humanityfirst.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=164:pakistan-flood-relief-1st-update&catid=1&Itemid=19

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Regards,

Asif Khan