• Nearly a third of Pakistan is flooded — an area the size of the United Kingdom — following months of record monsoon rains, which have killed 1,300 people and wreaked havoc. AFP
    Nearly a third of Pakistan is flooded — an area the size of the United Kingdom — following months of record monsoon rains, which have killed 1,300 people and wreaked havoc. AFP
  • Makeshift tents for people displaced due to the floods, which were caused by heavy monsoon rains in Sohbatpur, Balochistan, Pakistan. AFP
    Makeshift tents for people displaced due to the floods, which were caused by heavy monsoon rains in Sohbatpur, Balochistan, Pakistan. AFP
  • People have been left to wade through floodwaters in order to return home in Dadu District, Sindh Province. AFP
    People have been left to wade through floodwaters in order to return home in Dadu District, Sindh Province. AFP
  • Women carry belongings salvaged from their flooded home in the Qambar Shahdadkot District of Sindh Province. AP
    Women carry belongings salvaged from their flooded home in the Qambar Shahdadkot District of Sindh Province. AP
  • Pakistani railway workers repair the track in flooded areas in Sehwan, Sindh Province. EPA
    Pakistani railway workers repair the track in flooded areas in Sehwan, Sindh Province. EPA
  • Families gather outside their tents at a makeshift camp in Sukkur, Sindh Province. AFP
    Families gather outside their tents at a makeshift camp in Sukkur, Sindh Province. AFP
  • Men perform ablution with the flood water in Bajara village, at the banks of Manchar Lake, Sehwan. Reuters
    Men perform ablution with the flood water in Bajara village, at the banks of Manchar Lake, Sehwan. Reuters
  • Nur Mohammad has taken refuge at a school after the rains in Jacobabad, Sindh Province. AFP
    Nur Mohammad has taken refuge at a school after the rains in Jacobabad, Sindh Province. AFP
  • A girl carries her sibling as she walks through floodwaters in Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Reuters
    A girl carries her sibling as she walks through floodwaters in Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Reuters
  • A Pakistan soldier drops tents and food aid from a helicopter in Jaffarabad District, Balochistan Province. AFP
    A Pakistan soldier drops tents and food aid from a helicopter in Jaffarabad District, Balochistan Province. AFP
  • People wait for relief supplies being dropped by Pakistan army helicopters. AFP
    People wait for relief supplies being dropped by Pakistan army helicopters. AFP
  • Roads across the country have been damaged by floodwaters, including a vital route in Kalam Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. AP
    Roads across the country have been damaged by floodwaters, including a vital route in Kalam Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. AP
  • A Pakistan Air Force doctor examines a patient displaced by the floods at a makeshift medical camp in Rajanpur District, Punjab Province. AFP
    A Pakistan Air Force doctor examines a patient displaced by the floods at a makeshift medical camp in Rajanpur District, Punjab Province. AFP
  • A family sit with their belongings as floodwaters rise in Sohbatpur, in Jaffarabad District. Reuters
    A family sit with their belongings as floodwaters rise in Sohbatpur, in Jaffarabad District. Reuters
  • Makeshift tents in Sohbatpur. AFP
    Makeshift tents in Sohbatpur. AFP
  • People affected by floods move to higher ground on the outskirts of Quetta, Balochistan Province. EPA
    People affected by floods move to higher ground on the outskirts of Quetta, Balochistan Province. EPA
  • Displaced people join a food queue at a tent city set up by the Government of Sindh, Hyderabad. EPA
    Displaced people join a food queue at a tent city set up by the Government of Sindh, Hyderabad. EPA
  • Children attend classes in Sukkur. AP
    Children attend classes in Sukkur. AP

UAE

Government

Pakistan floods: UAE to host volunteering event to collect relief kits on Saturday

We Stand Together community event will take place simultaneously in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah

The National

September 05, 2022

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Humanitarian organisations in the UAE will on Saturday host a volunteering initiative to collect thousands of urgent relief kits for families affected by the devastating torrential monsoon rain and floods in Pakistan.

The 'We Stand Together' community event will take place simultaneously in Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Dubai Exhibition Centre - South Hall at Expo City and Expo Centre in Sharjah from 9am to 1pm.

The initiative is led by Emirates Red Crescent Authority, Dubai Cares, and Sharjah Charity Association, in co-ordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation and the Ministry of Community Development.

Interested volunteers are asked to register on the UAE Volunteers website by Thursday.

Last month, the Pakistan government and the UN launched a formal appeal for donations such as life-saving response activities in response to the floods. The donations included food security, assistance for agriculture and livestock, shelter and non-food items, nutrition programmes, primary health services, protection, water and sanitation, women’s health and education support.

The UAE is operating an air bridge to transport humanitarian aid.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, last week ordered aid worth Dh50 million ($13.6m) to be delivered to Pakistan.

The food aid will be provided by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, in co-operation with the World Food Programme and the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Establishment.

Updated: September 05, 2022, 3:17 PM
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