ActionAid's Pakistan Flood Relief

Although flood waters have started to recede in some parts of Pakistan, new areas continue to be flooded, particularly in the south of the country. ActionAid Pakistan has so far reached out to over 58,000 people across 10 districts. New activities in Balochistan, including psychosocial care activities, are due to start within the next week.

Medical camps have been set up in some of the hardest hit regions, allowing us to provide life-saving medicines and support from local doctors. In the districts of Azad Jammu Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa – which includes the hard hit areas of Swat and Swabi – we are also supplying sheets, mattresses and mosquito nets to displaced survivors who have been left most vulnerable by the floods.

ActionAid was the first to reach those hit by the disaster in Kot Addu with rescue and relief support. So far, ten relief camps have been set up in government buildings and 10,620 people have been provided with food, medical care and washing facilities. We are looking after the specific needs of women and girls. Staff in one camp are assisting 30 expectant mothers – and we're providing female doctors whenever possible.

We plan to reach as many as 120,000 people across Pakistan in the next two months, but desperation is growing with every passing hour. As one victim told a reporter, "Water is still on the rise, and we are in a helpless situation."

Zia Nawab, an ActionAid partner working in Swat, told us, "People are desperately waiting for rescue and relief. The government's response cannot reach everyone. Helicopters are flinging out food packages in hard-to-reach areas but it is not enough. Access to most affected areas is difficult as roads and bridges have been damaged. With more heavy rain, rivers could burst their banks – the situation is now at a tipping point."

Please see the attached document (PDF) for a complete report of ActionAid's Pakistan flood relief response.

Links:

• Action Aid Flood Response