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The village of Kalan was completely flooded. 6,000 people had to flee to higher grounds which are usually used as cemetaries. CARE has provided 390 tents, UNHCR gave another 100© Wolfgang Gressmann/CARE
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Since 22 July 2010, Pakistan has been confronted with the worst monsoon-related floods in its recent history, which have affected more than 20 million people according to the latest estimates. This figure represents more people than the Kashmir earthquake (2005), the tsunami (2004), and the Haiti earthquake (2010) combined.
Out of these 20 million, about three quarters are in the Sindh and Punjab provinces.
While water has started receding and people are going back to their homes and lands in some areas, the emergency continues to unfold in provinces such as Sindh.
The situation remains dramatic for many, and needs are and will remain huge in the coming months and years. As an example, about 14 million affected people are in need of medical assistance - including three million children under five years of age.
CARE has designed an emergency response strategy, which will extend beyond the (short-term) emergency phase into the recovery phase. It aims to reduce the impact of the disaster and to protect the lives and livelihoods of those affected by the floods and displacement.
Together with partners, CARE is providing assistance to affected and displaced populations in the provinces of Khyber Pahktunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh. We are distributing shelter, food, water-purification tablets, and non-food items to those affected. We are also providing health support and have installed latrines, as well as a Water Treatment plant in Nowshawa that provides enough water for 700 families per day.
Read the blogs of our staff on the ground:
CARE re-established operations in Pakistan in June 2005, after being out of the country for more than 25 years. CARE places special emphasis on gender issues and building the capacity of local grassroots organizations in Pakistan, working to improve education and livelihoods as well as maternal and childhood health. CARE also has responded to previous emergencies in Pakistan, including Cyclone Yemyin in 2007 and the South Asia earthquake of 2005.
To support CARE's relief and recovery efforts in Pakistan, please donate to your closest CARE Member.
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