Updated: PIA offers Free Airlift of Relief Goods thru its Domestic & International Network
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Appeal from Himal Southasia re Pakistan floods
Posted on August 18, 2010 by beenasarwar
We at Himal Southasian have set up a fund in Kathmandu for those all over Southasia and elsewhere seeking to support the immediate, ongoing relief efforts in Pakistan. Please avail this facility to send money to the victims of floods along the Indus. To donate click here.
No administrative charges will be applied to your support, every paisa will be sent to The Institute for Social Movements-Pakistan (ISM PAK) in Hyderabad (Sindh), working with theOrangi Pilot Project (OPP) on emergency response and support. ISM PAK and OPP urgently need funds for rations, medicine, shelters, drinking water, infant diet support, livestock fodder and vaccination, hygiene kits, makeshift toilets and schooling camps.
— From Urooj Zia in Kathmandu
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KarachiRelief, reliable organisation
Posted on August 18, 2010 by beenasarwar
KarachiRelief, reliable organisation, since 2007 cyclone in Balochistan, Sindh. Working w flood victims across Pakistan, donation links/info at http://bit.ly/azDeu7
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Pakistan floods: Links to send donations, relief goods
Posted on August 2, 2010 by beenasarwar
Following is list of donation links, relief resources, organizations and individuals working to support flood victims of Pakistan, compiled from a facebook note Do you want to do your part in helping the Pakistani people displaced because of the recent flash flooding? Here is How ! Some details below:
Besides sending cash through below the organizations listed below, you can support by providing following commodities (please do not donate old/expired stuff. Make sure edible items are hygienic and properly packed): >
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Urgent help needed for people of flood-destroyed Sibi, Balochistan
Posted on July 25, 2010 by beenasarwar
Flood affected villagers move to safer areas. Photo courtesy IDSP
On July 21, heavy rainfall in district Sibi and nearby mountains resulted in heavy floods in River Talli, destroying the safety dam of village Union Council Talli, District Sibi. Over 80 have died, and more than 150 are still missing. Over 57,000 people have been affected in Sibi, Lehri, Barkhan.The floods have damaged 90% of the houses, over 50% livestock and agriculture.
According to the district agriculture and revenue departments these floods have broken the past records of 1978 which also resulted in huge destruction.
A team from Dr. Quratulain Bakhteari’s well-regarded organisation in Balochistan, the Institute for Development Studies and Practices (IDSP) recently visited the affected villages and met with the people there. Dr Bakhteari has sent out an appeal urgently seeking the following items: Food Water Tents
Please contact: Alam Baloch / Safdar Hussain
IDSP – Sibi Campus, Near Radio Station, Luni Road, Sibi, Balochistan.
Telephone: office +92-833-500192 Mobiles: +92-331-8392503, +92-333-7801886
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IDSP-Pakistan, Pakistan [IDSP-PAKISTAN]. H.No. 7-A, Al-Mashraq Street, Arbab Karam Khan Road Quetta, Pakistan. T. +92.81.2471776, 2470243 F. +92.81.2447285. idsp@idsp.org.pk
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