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Appeal
Pakistan
Assistance to the Rain and Flood-Affected Families in Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab, Pakistan - PAK 141
Appeal Target: US$2,981,051
Balance Requested: US$2,929,679
Geneva, 2 October 2014
The heavy spell of monsoon rains which started at the beginning of September 2014, resulted in flash floods with exceptionally high levels of water in rivers Indus, Chenab and Jhelum affecting many districts in Punjab, Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit Baltistan (GB), killing at least 357 people and leaving 620 others injured. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) an estimated 47,799 houses have been reported damaged or destroyed while nearly 1.7 million acres of crop area has been affected. Physical access is a challenge as many roads are destroyed, and water inundates access routes.
The heavy rains have resulted in massive landslides and flooding in a number of districts in the mountainous province of AJK. Hundreds of thousands of people have been reported to be affected indirectly as the link roads to markets and linking bridges have been damaged because of land sliding and flash floods. The disruption of transportation and communication infrastructure has made thousands of families’ food insecure and vulnerable. In Punjab, around 620,000 persons have been evacuated from their homes. In Sindh, the Government has issued high flood warnings to residents of the Katcha areas and those in proximity to the River Indus. Evacuation of those willing to move has been completed. Approximately more than 2 million people are affected and authorities expect an estimated total 3 million people to be affected by the floods in the coming days.
ACT Members Church World Service – Pakistan/Afghanistan (CWS) and Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), have been responding to the humanitarian needs of the affected population from the early days of the disaster. The preliminary appeal, issued on 9 September, contained the immediate plans of the two member organizations. This full appeal elaborates further on the early recovery and rehabilitation plans which will eventually lead to the LRRD phase. The appeal describes the ACT response in the sectors of food, NFI & shelter, WASH and health.
For the full appeal document, please click here.
