Pakistan Flood 2013

Pakistan has also been hit hard by numerous earthquakes, droughts and floods in recent years. Reconstruction costs in the aftermath of these natural disasters are placing additional stresses on Pakistan’s fragile economy.

 

The best way to help Pakistanis get back on their feet is to support them in their jobs – if families can earn a decent income, they can afford food, clothing, education and all the other necessities of life. In addition, we’ll fix some of the damage done by the floods to water sources, and help the community protect itself from any future floods, so that this level of damage doesn’t happen again.

 

 

• Houses and schools– ucare foundation will be provided in new houses to the poor and needy people of Pakistan as you know we are already worked in flood 2010 and built 760 furnished houses in Punjab, KPK, Sindh and Azad Kashmir. Communities will be trained to build and maintain these sources, so that when Ucare Foundation has left the area, they won’t need our help if things go wrong.
• Water sources –  safe water sources will be provided in a variety of ways: new hand pumps, solar pumps, dams, ponds and repairing old water supplies will all provide water to more than to families. Communities will be trained to build and maintain these sources, so that when Ucare Foundation has left the area, they won’t need our help if things go wrong
•  Restoring farms -  farmers will be helped to restore their land so it’s capable of growing crops, and four new irrigation channels will provide clean water for land and animals to farming families
• Better farming techniques – as well as rehabilitating the farmlands, the farmers will be trained on better methods of farming which can survive floods, and  will be given support on managing their animals to keep them healthy
• Solar-powered lights – families will be given lighting in their homes so they can fully utilize their new skills to earn a better income at any time of day or night
• Warning systems for floods – community groups will be trained to raise the alarm if floods come again, and given the skills to respond quickly, saving lives and homes

News The Express Tribune, August 21, 2013.

 At least 118 people have lost their lives in this year’s monsoon rains and the ensuing flood as the river Indus swells and the torrent moves south from central Punjab. Sindh braces itself as a high-flood warning was issued when a staggering 500,000 cusecs of water was recorded at Guddu on the Punjab-Sindh border.

According to data released by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) of all the four provinces, over 1,745 villages have been submerged, damaging nearly 30,000 homes. Safe areas and tent villages have sprung up in every province, with a total of 94 relief camps set up accommodating over 9,200 people.

In Punjab, as the water level rose to three times the capacity of the Taunsa Barrage – the barrage can hold 150,000 cusecs of water and the forecast predicts an inflow of over 270,000 cusecs – a high-to-medium flood warning was areas near the Balloki Headworks, district Muzaffargarh. Over 320,000 people stand affected by this year’s flood in Punjab alone.

In Bahawalpur and Rahim Yar Khan districts, police rescue operations were under way in Shidani, Abadpur, Zahirpir, Machka and surrounding areas. Flood victims were moved to safe places using 55 boats, said Rahim Yar Khan DPO Sohail Zafar Chatta.

For Sindh, the next 24 to 48 hours are crucial due to high water level of the River Indus at Guddu Barrage. At least 24 people have died in the province already with close to 160,000 others affected.

However, on a positive note, residents of the katcha area in northern Sindh claim that the difference between the Super Flood of 2010 and this year’s floods is that in the latter, the villagers had ample time to evacuate.

Meanwhile, in Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunwa, at least 18 and 24 people have died as the hill torrents lashed the provinces, with nearly 65,000 people affected.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 21, 2013.

 

Pakistan Flood 2010, Scotland Response:

Ucare Foundation has successfully completed houses for “Pakistan Flood Disaster (2010) and built a total of 760 houses for flood victims.

We have constructed 315 houses in Punjab. 265 houses, 2 mosques and a primary school were built in district Muzaffargarh, Punjab with the name of “Glasgow Village”, previously known as villages Garibabad and Habibabad. 50 houses were built in Panna, Punjab with the name of “Fife Village”.

Construction of 200 houses was made in Sindh. It includes 100 houses in Jampur and 100 houses in Kashmoor.200 houses were built in Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir in conjunction with National Rural Support Program (NRSP). 45 houses, mosque, primary school and a basic healthcare unit were built in Charsada, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK).

We also distributed 2000 kitchen utensils, 5000 food parcels, and 4 containers of bed sets (contain 2500 blankets, 2050 bed sheets, 5500 quilts), Clothes and Toys for flood victim’s families with collaboration of Glasgow Central Mosque (Jamiat Ittihad-ul-Muslimeen). This brings up the total cost of Rs. 17 million.

Medicines worth £ 5 million were also delivered from Europe to Pakistan for the flood victims.

GHAUSIA MOSQUE IN PETERBOROUGH RAISED £26,000 for Flood victims.