In response to the floods in Pakistan, we are requesting that our community, as muslims, donate as much as possible during this critical time.

 

The region's worst flooding in 80 years has affected 14 million people and killed 1,600. Doctors say that malaria, diarrhoea and gastroenteritis are growing threats. The flood waters are still spreading and more and more people’s lives are being devastated. The death toll, as well as damage to the country’s infrastructure and livestock, may be far greater than suggested by early estimates, and the disaster is getting worse. The flooding has affected as much as a quarter of Pakistan, and the relief effort is proving to be a massive logistical challenge for the government and relief agencies. The situation in Pakistan is so tragic it has been described as worse than Haiti's earthquake or the tsunami that took place in Asia. The pathetic pictures of children, women and elderly people clinging to trees, rooftops and anything they can get hold of, which we have seen on TV and in the newspapers, should convince us of the human suffering that is prevailing in that part of the world.

 

The situation is dire and aid is required to provide the displaced with the necessities that we take from granted; such a food, water and shelter.