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28 September 2012

4.4 million people affected by monsoon floods

By Majda Shabbir, IFRC Pakistan For the third year running, swathes of Pakistan have been engulfed by floods resulting from heavy monsoon rains. More than 375 people have died and around 4.4 million have been directly affected. While Balochistan and Sindh provinces are bearing the brunt of the current floods, every province has been...
Building stronger homes and resilient communities
18 September 2012

Building stronger homes and resilient communities

By Majda Shabbir in Sindh, Pakistan As the annual monsoon rains return to Pakistan, Mohammad  Karim and his family settle into their new house in Sindh province.  The...
289 burnt alive in Pakistan's worst industrial disaster
14 September 2012

289 burnt alive in Pakistan's worst industrial disaster

By Rabia Ajaib in Islamabad Whilst parts of Pakistan are grappling with a new wave of monsoon floods for the third consecutive year, a massive fire in a garment factor...
Last year's floods in Sindh province continue to put pressure on food stocks
10 January 2012

Last year's floods in Sindh province continue to put pressure on food stocks

High levels of existing malnutrition among the flood effected communities of Pakistan is one of the most challenging humanitarian problems in the region, say doctors ...
Tarpaulins and tents saving the day in Sindh province
14 November 2011

Tarpaulins and tents saving the day in Sindh province

By Majda Shabbir in Islamabad Imam Bakhsh, his toddler son on his shoulders, stands next to his home – not a building with doors and windows with portraits of loved on...
There’s water everywhere, but safe sources are hard to find in Sindh
20 October 2011

There’s water everywhere, but safe sources are hard to find in Sindh

Rehanna stands waste deep in the flood water, filling a bucket from the half-submerged hand pump. Her two daughters stand by her side, holding onto her sari in the ...
Pakistan: Disease risks mount in flood stricken Sindh
6 October 2011

Pakistan: Disease risks mount in flood stricken Sindh

After unprecedented floods in Pakistan’s Sindh province, the Pakistan Red Crescent Society in partnership with the IFRC, has launched a 10 million Swiss franc appeal ...
Pakistan floods: saving lives with safe water
28 September 2011

Pakistan floods: saving lives with safe water

Water extends as far as the eye can see in southern Pakistan after the region was hit by some of the worst floods on record.
Returning monsoon rains force families from their homes
18 September 2011

Returning monsoon rains force families from their homes

Gori Bibi was fast asleep in her home in Badin district in Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh when she suddenly awoke, soaking wet.
Monsoon rains cause misery for over 16 million people in south Asia
9 September 2011

Monsoon rains cause misery for over 16 million South Asians

A staggering 16 million people have now been affected by flooding caused by heavy and sustained monsoon rains falling across South Asia. The floods have caused ...
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