30.08.2022
Swiss Solidarity collecting donations for floods in Pakistan
Over 33 million people are currently affected by the devastating floods in Pakistan. In recent weeks, the country has experienced the heaviest monsoon rains in the last 30 years. Entire regions were flooded. Over 1000 people lost their lives and nearly a million buildings have been destroyed. Countless people are dependent on aid. Swiss Solidarity is collecting donations to make relief possible through its Swiss partner organizations.
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Precarious situation for those affected
The consequences of the current floods are enormous for the people of Pakistan. Although whole regions of the country are flooded, there is a lack of clean drinking water. If people drink contaminated water to avoid dying of thirst, the risk of diseases, especially diarrhoeal diseases and infections, is very high. In addition, there is a lack of vital food items such as cereals and rice. Besides the fact that hundreds of thousands of houses were destroyed, many farm animals also drowned in the floods. These were the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people. All these people lost their homes and livelihoods from one day to the next – and this precarious situation will remain even after the waters recede.
