Islamabad, 21 September 2022 (TDI): Water Aid has helped thousands of families that have been devastated by the current flood situation in Pakistan. These floods have severely impacted Pakistan.
To tackle the aftermath of the floods, Water Aid has come forth to help the affected people with hygiene kits, and clean water, by setting up safely managed toilets, and water disinfection resources.
WaterAid is helping thousands of families affected by the worst floods to ever hit Pakistan by handing out clean water, hygiene kits, water disinfection resources and by setting up safely managed toilets.@zuzuajk @WaterAidPress pic.twitter.com/lva68mVKBR
— WaterAid Pakistan (@WaterAidpk) September 21, 2022
Severe Floods in Pakistan
A third of Pakistan is inundated after record-breaking floods affecting thirty-three million people. Among these affected people, the children and women are in most vulnerable conditions.
Arif Jabba Khan, the Country Director of Water Aid Pakistan said “We have never had such intensity and such widespread precipitation in such a short period of time because throughout the country, in every city, the record has been broken. So that has never happened before.”
Furthermore, Sara Akmal, Communications Coordinator at Water Aid Pakistan stated “Here I can see that houses are either fully or partially damaged. Sanitation schemes, water supply, pipelines, roads, and bridges have been destroyed.”
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Sara Akmal continued that “Thousands of families have been displaced and hundreds of villages have vanished away.”
People all across the country have not slept for many days and nights so that they could protect their villages from the unexpected flood situation. Thousands of individuals have been guarding the village against this water havoc.
Moreover, millions of people are now without access to healthy and safe water for drinking. Due to these floods, waterborne diseases are spreading fast in Pakistan, threatening a public health disaster.
Along these lines, Arif Jabba Khan added that “If people use infected water, contaminated water, that will actually result in Cholera and Dysentery and other infectious diseases. Malaria is already on the rise. It’s so high that in one district they cannot even test people anymore.”
Water Aid’s Flood Relief Efforts in Pakistan
Water Aid has started a relief operation for the people of Pakistan. It has been building emergency toilets and distributing hygiene and water storage kits.
Apart from this, the organization is also leading hygiene awareness sessions so that people may realize the need for a clean atmosphere and breathable air.
Likewise, Water Aid has also launched donation centers and pleaded with the world to donate for the safety of Pakistan so that they may provide support to the people.
