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Pakistan Relief Aid: Update “The number of people suffering from the massive floods in Pakistan exceeds 13 million — more than the combined total of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake,” the United Nations said Monday.  "We have recorded 1,227 dead so far and this will increase to as high as 3,000," Mujahid Khan, a spokesman for Pakistan's independent Edhi ambulance service in the northwest city of Peshawar told Bloomberg. "We can see people drowning but we can't go into the water because of its high pressure. The relief efforts of everyone combined is only 5 percent of what's required." Crossroads contact person, Iftikhar, and those working alongside him are working tirelessly getting shelter, medicine, and food to Pakistani men, woman, and children whose lives and families have been washed away by the floods. But with current weather reports predicting monsoons to continue pounding the Northern region, with up to 8 more inches of rain, the devastation continues and the death toll will rise. Families torn apart by the floods now face starvation and the growing threat of widespread diseases. As time goes on this threat of pervasive disease and starvation will grow into a living reality plastered across news channels. Stop starvation and disease in its tracks! Give today to the Pakistan Relief Aid. To find out how visit our website at www.crossroadsinternational.orgRemember to pray for these Pakistani families as they fight to survive not only the life threatening lack of food and water but the growing danger of widespread diseases. More updates to follow.  |
