Pakistan floods made millions homeless in August 2010 - Humanitarian Day appeal

Pakistan floods 2010 made millions homeless -- spsyed analysis. Over 20 million people have been affected by serious torrents flooding in Pakistan where people need bare basics, such as clean drinking water, food, tents, shelters, blankets as well as medical aid, mosquito nets, sanitation equipment and generators to avert a public health catastrophe. The biblical scenes show a tip of the iceberg as the heavy monsoon rains continue to fall across the country, and as floods wash away almost everything in its path. Mud and land slides have swept away hundreds of roads and bridges and many parts of Pakistan are cut off, hampering and frustrating relief efforts. Pakistan has seen nothing like it in its history -- it is the worst flooding in 80 years since 1930. A region the size of England has been flooded. It is a mega disaster that is worse than 2004 tsunami and October 2005 earthquake. The worst floods to hit the region in 80 years could get worse, as it is only midway through monsoon season. Pakistan floods 2010 rank in one of the worst ever.

More than 1,500,000 homes have so far been destroyed across Pakistan, 2.5m acres (994,642 hectares) of agricultural crops (worth over US $2 billions) land have been flooded and 50,000 cows have died in the 800 miles long, up to 15-feet high and up to 50 miles wide floods that has submerged hundreds of villages in the country, drowning and killing more than 5,000 people and injuring over 60,000. Some 30,000 Pakistani soldiers have joined the operation to rescue thousands of flood victims in the country's northwest.

While the severity of the needs of the Pakistan floods victims has not yet been fully assessed, the number is greater than those who were affected by the 2005 South Asia tsunami (5 million), the October 2005 Pakistan earthquake (3 million), or the January 2010 Haiti earthquake (3 million). More than 25% of Pakistan is flooded. The estimate of over 1,500,000 homes destroyed or seriously damaged by the 2010 floods in Pakistan is over three times as those destroyed in Haiti (290,000). Flood victims have complained that not enough government aid is arriving. They are increasingly frustrated by the government slow humanitarian response that has already been hit by political bickering. The victims are relying mostly on the military and inadequate foreign aid agencies to deal with the clossal disaster. Some international assistance has arrived in Pakistan.

The floods of the century have ravaged Pakistan. The cost of rebuilding roads there was put at some US$118m or UK £76m sterling pounds (ten billion Pakistani rupees), while the bill for fixing damage to power infrastructure and dams would come to over $60m or £38m (five billion rupees). This will be the biggest disaster in the history of Pakistan where the American sustained government and ruling party activists have blocked news channels to divert attention from the country's disaster of the century. Stupidity has a limit, idiotic and unaccountable politicians, their fans and voters do not. Other flood reports are linked here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beCVQqqTlKQ ; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rJiyfKj9N4 ; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmZ8lJVKPxs ;

A number of charities have launched mega emergency appeals to reach millions of people affected by the serious flooding in Pakistan. Some international assistance has arrived in the country, but with the estimated number of people affected here at 20 million and rising as the torrents also gush south toward Pakistan's largest business hub Karachi-Sindh province, far more is needed.

The following charities are registered and accountable in the USA and the EU. Please donate to registered charity of your choice: http://www.justgiving.com/pakistanfloods?google_youtube_spsyed ; http://www.oxfam.org.uk?google_youtube_spsyed ; https://www.donate.bt.com/dec_form_pfa.html?google_youtube_spsyed ; http://www.muslimaid.org?google_youtube_spsyed ; http://www.redcross.org.uk?google_youtube_spsyed ; http://www.islamic-relief.com?google_youtube_spsyed ; http://www.islamicreliefusa.org?google_youtube_spsyed ; http://www.worldvision.org.uk?google_youtube_spsyed ; http://www.alkhair.co.uk/?google_youtube_spsyed ; http://www.concern.net?google_youtube_spsyed ; http://www1.networkforgood.org/support-flood-relief-pakistan?google_youtube_s... .

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[spsyed]

Why not organise 'Comic Relief' and telethons for Pakistan floods victims? Please ensure the money goes to UK/US registered charities/NGOs only, and not go to any politician. There is also an urgent need to write-off all IMF and bank loans burdens on Pakistan. Contact Mr S Parveez Syed tyneham at boxbe dot com when you need help organise/promote the telethons or similar events. Thanks.

[spsyed]

Video response added: Pakistan floods 2010 - Angelina Jolie, UN chief Ban Ki-moon appeal... /watch?v=3rJiyfKj9N4

[MrIndoCanadian]

Ha ha best news ever. Maza aa gaya.

[MrIndoCanadian]

@Dionysis62 Americans are really stupid India told u a long time ago that Bin Laden was hiding in Pakistan.

[badsign1980]

everybody looking at them... lol nobody doing anyhthing, typical... they are waiting for the west to go there... man lets take care of our own problems and floods, fuck these monkeys

[badsign1980]

let them drown, in year or two they are already by the millions asking for food, no big dealie

[stargroove4]

Kill them all.

Stupid muslims.

[crzyblukid]

@leopardking2002 god doesn't exist dumbass