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The DEC official appeal for the victims of the Pakistan floods has just been launched.

This is their appeal



This is taken from the DEC website:

Pakistan Floods Appeal

Pakistan floods appeal latest appealOver 1,000 people are reported to have died with that number likely to rise as more information becomes available. About 2.5 million people are believed to have been affected by the floods which may worsen as further rain falls and water moves downstream. In the aftermath of the floods there is a serious risk to survivors from potentially deadly diseases which will spread as a result of contaminated surface and drinking water.

The Disaster Emergency Committee has opened the β€˜DEC Pakistan Floods Appeal’ and special broadcasts will run from Thursday (05.08.10) on the BBC, ITV, Sky, Channel 4, Channel Five and independent radio stations.

The money raised will help fund the life saving work in Pakistan of the DEC’s Members and their partners.

The money raised will support the efforts in Pakistan of the DEC’s members which are the leading UK aid agencies.

Donate now online or call 0370 60 60 900


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I have asked Seattle if they would be willing to add a sticky to this thread, as with all the activity in this forum there is a real likelyhood that this thread will get lost without frequent bumping.

My apologies to those members who get annoyed by the number of stickies, but this is a disaster which is worsening by the hour as the flood waters move south the river Indus flooding new areas, and of course the monsoon rains are continuing. This evening's news says that now over 4 million people are affected.
El Loro
News from the BBC - the situation has worsened considerably. Now over 12 million people are affected.
From the BBC a few minutes ago:

The worst floods in Pakistan's history have now affected 12 million people, says the government relief agency.

General Nadeem Ahmed, of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), said that figure only covered Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces.

Figures for Sindh province were not yet available, he added.

Meanwhile, it has emerged that a charity connected to a group allegedly linked to al-Qaeda has been providing aid in flood-hit areas.

Gen Ahmed said that 650,000 houses had been destroyed, and that the highway authority had estimated it would cost about 5bn Pakistani rupees ($59m; Β£38m) to rebuild roads destroyed by the flood waters.

The bill for fixing damage to power infrastructure and dams would come to another 2.5bn rupees, he added.

"In my opinion, when assessments are complete, this will be the biggest disaster in the history of Pakistan," he told a news conference in Islamabad on Friday.

There is mounting anger at the absence of President Asif Ali Zardari, who left the country for a state visit to Britain to meet the UK Prime Minister David Cameron.

With flood victims bitterly accusing the authorities of failing to come to their aid, the disaster has piled yet more pressure on an administration struggling to contain Taliban violence and an economic crisis.

Flooding has submerged whole villages in the past week, killing at least 1,600 people, according to the United Nations.

And the worst floods to hit the region in 80 years could get worse, as it is only midway through monsoon season.

Flooding has also hit Indian-administered Kashmir, where more than 100 people have died in the Ladakh region.

El Loro
From today's BBC:

Pakistani villagers from flooded areas after rescue by the Pakistani Navy at Toree Band, in the Kashmor district, near Sukkar, in Sindh province - 6 August 2010 Considerable damage is expected in Sindh province

Pakistan has issued a red alert as floods that have devastated northern areas sweep south into Sindh province.

Authorities have evacuated more than half a million people living near the Indus river as hundreds of villages have been inundated by floodwaters.

The worst floods in the region for 80 years have killed at least 1,600 people and affected about 12 million others.

Meanwhile, President Asif Ali Zardari has rejected criticism that he should return from an extended foreign trip.

In a BBC interview, Mr Zardari said the cabinet was directing relief efforts, and he was being kept up to date about the situation.

"I'm the one who's given all the powers from the presidency to the parliament. The parliament is in session - the Senate is in session. It's the prime minister's responsibility, and he's fulfilling his responsibility."

The president said he had secured promises of assistance from the countries he had visited - the UAE, France and the UK.

Helicopters grounded

Pakistan's meteorological agency has predicted further downpours in the badly-hit north-western province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. It is only half-way through the region's monsoon season.

All the helicopters working in the north-west to deliver aid and rescue stranded survivors have been grounded because of the bad weather, according to Amal Masud of the National Disaster Management Authority.

Appearing on television, Prime Minister Gilani called the flooding the worst in Pakistan's 63-year history and appealed for help.

"I would ask the international community to support and help Pakistan alleviate the sufferings of its flood-affected people," he said.

Officials say 650,000 homes have been destroyed, 1.4m acres (557,000 hectares) of crop land has been flooded and more than 10,000 cows have died.

An official at the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Manuel Bessler, told the BBC that with crops swept away by floodwaters, some Pakistanis might be forced to rely on food aid to get through the winter.

He said the immediate priorities for survivors were clean drinking water and medical assistance.

El Loro
I hate the way they use images like that last one to guilt trip people though - yes the situation is very very sad and hard but some people just cannot afford to give money and images like that one just make them feel worse about it.


At the end of the day there are so many charities that need help these days it is near impossible to support them all and for some people it is very hard to choose which ones to support!
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I understand what you say pretty_p  but, even though it may be difficult, I don't think you should allow yourself to feel guilty.
As you say, everyone has their own set of circumstances. They also have their own special interests, and their own priorities.
It's not possible to support everything.
I don't like to think that people find themselves being manipulated into feeling guilty.

brisket
pretty_p, the last thing I want to do is by my postings to make you feel guilty for not giving financial support. There are thousands of charities all pleading for money and it impossible to support more than a fraction of them. But we all can give the people support in a different way by having them in our thoughts, and for those of a religious nature - they can say a prayer.
El Loro
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gawd I cant read that, it makes me so sad, I have bags and bags of childrens clothes, any idea were I can donate them
Lockes...i was asking about this yesterday at the Mela Festival. There will be Red Cross and Oxfam lorries going  over filled with donations i.e  tents, clothing, bottled water etc. Ask at your local Oxfam shop where the pick up points will be x
FM
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There are chrities that need money every day and in particular there is a charity local to myself who are deperate for funding -There are chrities that need money every day and in particular there is a charity local to myself who are deperate for funding - just because there has been a disaster somewhere else the needs of these charities does not decreasethe needs of these charities does not decrease
Okay already, I get it! Charity begins at home etc. But some us see our home in a much wider sense, and see people suffering thousands of miles away as our neighbours. As skylark has just said, if you don't want to give to this appeal then don't.
..... "just because there has been a disaster somewhere else the needs of these charities does not decrease"....what an odd way to look at it! However difficult it is to look at that photo ^^^^^, imagine being in that photo!
suzybean
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Okay already, I get it! Charity begins at home etc. But some us see our home in a much wider sense, and see people suffering thousands of miles away as our neighbours. As skylark has just said, if you don't want to give to this appeal then don't. ..... "just because there has been a disaster somewhere else the needs of these charities does not decrease"....what an odd way to look at it! However difficult it is to look at that photo ^^^^^, imagine being in that photo!
I am not saying charity begins at home what I am saying is that when major events like this do happen we see so many shocking images we are almost guilt tripped into donating money etc.  None of us have a never ending pot of money therefore we end up giving money at the expense of other charities whose need does not decrease suring such times!!
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