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Some of
the latest facts and figures of the flood that hit
Pakistan,
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317.6 million,
almost 70 percent of the 459.7 million US
dollars offered in response to its appeals,
had so far been received for relief activities. |
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Islamic Relief
USA has increased its original $1 million
appeal to $6 million in the wake of the increased
flooding and suffering |
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More than 200
hospitals and clinics destroyed - Islamic
Relief USA |
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Worst flooding
in 80 years; an area the size of Italy submerged
by floods - Islamic Relief USA |
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£30 could
immunize 30 children against deadly measles.
- UNICEF |
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£50 could
help provide 5 families with access to safe
drinking water - UNICEF |
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The UN estimates
1.1 million people in Sindh province, Pakistan
have lost their homes, crops, and livestock
during the major floods now affecting the
country. |
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20
-25 million people directly effected by floods
nationwide in 3 weeks |
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1,500 people
died immediately. |
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The floods have
eaten three million tons of cotton -- over
20 percent of our 14 million bales for this
year. |
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3.5 million children
at risk from water-borne diseases. |
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Two million dollars
are needed every day to provide water only
to the flood victims. |
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Rehabilitation
could cost 2.5 billion dollars in the northern
areas alone. |
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UNICEF estimates
that over 5,500 schools and 1,300 health centres
have been either damaged or destroyed and
that nearly 5,000 schools are now housing
displaced families. |
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Over 3.2 million
hectares of standing crops, representing 16%
of the cultivatable area, have so far been
damaged. |
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20% of the territory
of Pakistan is underwater which is an area
larger than Italy and England |
| Global
Donations: |
| Saudi
Arabia: |
$124 billion |
| United
States : |
$75,621,599 |
| United
Kingdom : |
$40,235,085 |
| Denmark: |
$26,595,962 |
| Asian Development
Bank |
$2 billion |
| The Coca-Cola Corporation
for Pakistan and Afghanistan announced |
$500,000 donation. |
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| MKR Foundation and Imran Khan
have collaborated and launched "Pukaar",
a social welfare organization aimed at providing
relief to flood victims by collecting donations
from the people of Pakistan as well as global.
Assuring proper utilisation of donations,
Imran Khan said that funds would be distributed
in a transparent way. He said the programme
would devise short and long term strategies,
adding that, in the short term, necessary
items would be distributed among the flood
victims, while the long-term strategy would
focus on rehabilitation of the displaced people. |
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