Pakistan Flood 2010 Crisis

Overview

Overview:
Pakistan faces an unprecedented humanitarian crisis as thousands of people have been displaced and lost their properties, crops, businesses and cattle’s due to current flash floods and heavy moonsoon rains from Kashmir, KP, Punjab, Balochistan and Sindh. While the whole communication infrastructure has been severely damaged
Flash flood triggered by torrential rains have killed more than 1000 people and rendered thousands homeless in northwestern Pakistan. Rivers having burst their banks after two days of heavy rain—the worst in 80 years—have gone to destroy whole communities of mud bricks huts.
More than 140,00000 people have been displaced and thousands of  homes have been lost in all over Pakistan. The monsoon has been lashing the country intermittently over the past two weeks.
The Army has been summoned for the rescue operations. The military said in a statement that it had said in a statement that it had dispatched boats to rescue standard people and Army engineers are attempting to open roads and divert the water from key routes.

Current Situation

Current situation of flood in Pakistan:

THATTA: Hundreds of thousands of residents of Dadu and Thatta are moving out to safer places in fear of imminent floods on self-help basis while citizens are also taking part voluntarily in the effort to strengthen an under-construction protective dyke in Shahdadkot to save their city.
The flood stream coming from Shahdadkot, after wreaking havoc in several villages, is expected to enter Hamal Lake and MNV drain anytime now.

Thousands of families from 391 villages located in Tehsil KN Shah, Mehar and Juhi are relocating to safer places.

The unmerciful tides of flood let loose as a result of breach in protective bund at Sheedi Mori and Ruso Brohi is heading rapidly towards Thatta district. The authorities have failed to plug this breach even after passage of 24 hours.

Meanwhile, Tehsil Sajjawal, Mirpur Bhatoro, Daro and Banun besides hundreds of villages in the surrounding areas have already been evacuated.

According to Sindh Irrigation Department, Daro city is feared to face inundation anytime.

The affectees who arrived in Makli from Thatta staged a sit-in on National Highway against non-availability of essential relief goods, suspending the traffic.
DADU: Raging floodwaters from Hamal Lake may enter Dadu district anytime today.
People of 391 villages of 18 union councils of Mehar, Khairpur Nathan Shah and Juhi, districts of Dadu, have been directed to leave.

The capacity of MNV Drain was of 3500 cusecs while the maximum water it can pass was 5000 cusecs.

The rise in water level in Hamal Lake was also recorded while the maximum capacity of the lake was 80000 acre-feet.

The evacuation of Thatta was ordered after the swollen Indus River broke its banks, nearly a month after devastating floods first struck.
Floodwaters are beginning to recede across most of the country as the water flows down the Indus, but because of high tides in the Arabian Sea, they still pose a threat to towns such as Thatta, 70 km (45 miles) east of Karachi, in the river delta.

Requirements

Needs and Requirements
* Cash for basic needs
* Water Coolers
* Clothes for women and children
* Plastic mats for straw mats (Chataii)
* Kitchen utensils, Match box, basic crockery
* Energizers, Milk for children
* Gas cylinders
* Mosquito nets
* NFIs
* Food items which are not provided by World Food Program like Meat, Tea and Vegetables.

* Food Ration (at the moment the community is providing meals for the IDPs so far but it would be available for few more days as the community could not feed the huge number of IDPs for too long)
* Bedding (schools doesn’t provide proper beddings for the IDPs and the IDPs are demanding mattresses, blankets and Chitais especially for children, women and sick)
* Cleanings (to avoid epidemics and stay clean the communities need a pair of Buckets, mug, soap and towels)
* Laundry (females are facing hardships in laundry a pair of washing powders or soaps would fix the problem)
* Health & Medicines (no doctor or medicines are available with the schools so far and the sickness rate is alarmingly growing fast especially in children)
* Crockery (small kitchen kit when the meals coming from the community stops which is expected in few days)
* Doctor (no male or lady doctor is visiting the schools so far and the sickness rate among the IDPs vary from 10 to 20 %)
* Ambulance (standby ambulances for emergencies one ambulance per school)
* Water purification points (most of the water available with the school tanks are contaminated and contributing in spread of epidemics)
* Communication (IDPs have no communication systems so far to communicate among themselves or back at home, temporary telephone booths to be established in the schools to avoid panic)

ITEMS REQUIRED FOR FLOOD AFFECTEES
1.    FOOD ITEMS

a.    Dried Milk for Children and Families     b.    Dates
c.    High Nutrition Biscuits
d.    Food Packets consisting of Tea, Sugar, Milk Powder, Vegetable Oil,  Pulses and Spices
e.     Mineral Water        –

2.     NON FOOD ITEMS

a.    Water Coolers    b.    Cooking Utensils
c.    Footwear for Children    d.    Mosquito Nets
e.    Blankets    f.    Bed Spreads
g.    Floor Mattresses    h.    –

3.    PERSONAL HYGIENE KIT

a.    Soap    b.    Hand Towels
c.    Tooth Paste    d.    Female Sanitary Pads
e.    Diapers/ Pampers for minors    f.    Washing Powder/Soap

4.    MISC

a.    ORS    b.    Mosquito Repellents
c.    Prickly Heat Powder    d.    Children Anti Rash Creams
e.    Water Purification Tablets    f.    Candles /Match Boxes
g.    Torches        –
Note:
The relief items may be sent to your nearest PAF Bases, where they have made arrangements for collection and transportation of the items to the flood affectees.

Urgent Info

Spokesperson National Disaster Management (NDMA)

Brig. Sajid Naeem, Member (Operations)
Phone (Off): 051-9214295
Cell: 0331 5657773
Email: mops@ndma.gov.pk
Media Coordinator
Amal Masud
Phone (Off): 051-9215389
Cell: 0300 8569229
Email: mc@ndma.gov.pk
Assistant Media Coordinator
Zia-ur-Rehman
Phone (Off): 051 9205037
Cell: 0300 8500770
Email: amc@ndma.gov.pk
Emergency telephone numbers
• 051-9206544, 051-9205086, 051-9205082, 051-9209338
Emergency Fax numbers
• 051-9213082 , 051-9201065

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Contact us:
MUSLIM AID PAKISTAN FIELD OFFICE
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Tel: +92 51 210 2249, 210 2252
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E-Mail: mail@muslimaid.org.pk

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EDHI HEAD OFFICE
Sarafa Bazar, Boulton Market, Mithadar, Karachi.
Ph: +92 (21) 2413232
Fax: +92 (21) 2413232

ZONAL OFFICE KARACHI
Near Merewether Tower, Kharadar, Karachi.
Phone: +92 (21) 2201261-62
Fax: +92 (21) 2313434
Email: edhikarachi@hotmail.com

ZONAL OFFICE LAHORE
17-A Muslim Block, Allama Iqbal Town, Lahore.
Ph: +92 (42) 5414211

ZONAL OFFICE ISLAMABAD
Near Masjide-e-Shohada, Aabpara, Islamabad.
Ph: +92 (51) 2827844

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