Islamabad (TDI): Qatar Charity has rolled out an emergency relief operation in Pakistan after monsoon rains and massive flooding claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people and left millions affected.
Since June 26, the death toll has risen to 1,006, as torrential rainfall and the controlled release of excess water from India overwhelmed rivers and flood‑prone areas.
The hardest hit region is Punjab, where over 4 million people have been impacted across multiple districts.
Qatar Charity’s response includes distribution of 2,500 dry food baskets and 500 hygiene kits, while also mobilizing free medical camps in the worst affected zones.
In the districts of Jhang and Muzaffargarh, its medical teams have screened roughly 22,000 people, and additionally around 30,000 others were reached via eye‑care camps.
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In collaboration with provincial governments, disaster management authorities, UNICEF, and local communities, the organization says it is prioritizing food security, health, nutrition, and WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) interventions.
Authorities report that 12,569 houses have been damaged, over 1,981 km of roads have been destroyed, and 6,509 livestock have been washed away. Standing crops over hundreds of thousands of acres lie inundated.
Personal stories from affected families highlight the crisis’s human toll. One woman, Shahnaz Bibi, said her home and livestock were lost and her children were starving, until the charity delivered a food package: “This is truly a blessing from Allah.”
Another man, Shakir Ullah, lost four relatives and now survives without income or road access; relief reach has offered temporary respite.
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Qatar Charity’s on‑ground Rapid Needs Assessment (RNA) identified 1.57 million people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in critical need and 4.2 million in Punjab, with 2.8 million displaced across 18 targeted districts.
The charity plans to formalize a nutrition intervention agreement to counter child wasting in four of Punjab’s flood‑affected districts.
The crisis comes just three years after the catastrophic 2022 floods, which inundated roughly one‑third of Pakistan, affected 33 million people, and inflicted estimated losses of nearly US$30 billion.
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