Pakistan are undergoing one of the worst natural disasters in history and they urgently need our help!
20 Million people are now homeless! (Australia has a population of around 23 million!!!)
Death toll of 1,500 is sure to rise as water, food, and accomodation issues worsen BUT…
Going by the numbers of people affected, the disaster is worse than the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake combined, the U.N. says. But international aid for those disasters came at a more rapid pace, aid experts say.
Ten days after the Kashmir quake, donors gave or pledged $292 million, according to the aid group Oxfam. The Jan. 12 disaster in Haiti led to pledges nearing $1 billion within the first 10 days.
For Pakistan, the international community gave or pledged $150 million after the flooding began in earnest in late July, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, known as OCHA.
U.N. officials on Wednesday launched a formal appeal for $460 million for immediate relief and have said the country will need billions more to rebuild after the floodwaters recede.
OCHA spokesman Nicholas Reader said that of the $310 million still needed, the U.N. received $93 million with an additional $32 million pledged.( See the full article here)
So we need to donate and pray.
Click here to DONATE to The Salvation Army Pakistan floods appeal.
Thank you God that you are the wonderful counsellor. Please comfort the nation of Pakistan in this time. Please move peoples hearts around the world to give generously, and help in the aid dispatching and the rebuilding phases that will come.
