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Überschwemmungen in Pakistan. Männer mit Schwimmwesten tragen einen großen Container durch kniehohes Wasser
Pakistan

Emergency Relief After Floods

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Humanitarian Assistance

People Lose Their Livelihoods To Floods Yet Again

More than 1,700 people have died in Pakistan following torrential rain between June and October of 2022. Many schools, homes, farms and roads have simply been swept away by the masses of water since the beginning of the floods in July 2022. Several million people have been displaced and lost their livelihoods. The water started to recede slowly at the end of September 2022. But it has destroyed not only infrastructure, but crops as well. A large number of livestock have been killed and farmland has been severely damaged. Due to stagnant water and the destruction of sanitary installations, infectious diseases like cholera and malaria are rampant. Even one year after the beginning of the disaster, many people are still dependent on humanitarian aid. 

Ashok, Meena and their four children lost their house and all their belongings in the floods. The dry cleaner's shop where Ashok worked is also under water. Now they have to live on the street, in a makeshift tent in appalling conditions, without clean water, toilet or washing facilities. Both Meena and her newborn need medical care, which is not available. © Omer Bangash/Welthungerhilfe
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A boy helps people who have been trapped by the floods: Using a large pan as a makeshift raft, he brings them to the other shore. © Omer Bangash/Welthungerhilfe
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This family from Dilbar in Rajanpur district fled the flooding. © Lodhran Pilot Project (LPP)
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The floods also caused landslides; many houses, roads and bridges were severely damaged. © Lodhran Pilot Project (LPP)
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Families in the Rajanpur district were brought to safety in inflatable boats. © Doaba
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In the Rajanpur district, Welthungerhilfe has in recent years supported the development of disaster preparedness at community level. The so-called Union Council Disaster Management Committees (UCDMC) can now help with the flood relief. © Doaba
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Zehntausende von Menschen leben in diesen behelfsmäßigen Zelten unter extrem schwierigen und unmenschlichen Bedingungen auf den kilometerlangen Straßen von Mirpurkhas (Stadt) bis an die Grenzen von Tharparkar (Bezirk) in der Provinz Sind. Anbauflächen, Dörfer und Städte stehen noch immer unter Wasser, und ein Ende der Vertreibung ist noch nicht abzusehen. © Omer Bangash/Welthungerhilfe
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Around 33 million people have been affected by the heavy rainfall and its impacts. The flooding, flash floods and landslides were caused by above-average monsoon rainfall in Pakistan within a very short period of time. Pakistan is one of the ten countries in the world most affected by climate change. Extreme weather events occur time and again.

The effects of climate change are a central cause of hunger and poverty.

Welthungerhilfe together with its local partner organizations is carrying out emergency relief measures in the provinces of Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab. For example, affected people receive essential items such as mosquito nets, buckets with drinking water filters, kitchen utensils, jerry cans, solar lamps and hygiene items. We are also providing food kits and food vouchers. People who currently have to live on the streets receive plastic mats, tarpaulins and bamboo canes which they can use to build emergency shelters. Welthungerhilfe and its partners are also helping with the dewatering of cities and by supporting agriculture with seeds and tools.

How Welthungerhilfe And Its Partners Help After The Floods

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