Flood Response

[maithil]

Flood losses may cross $40b | The Express Tribune

Flood response centre rejects early loss assessment of $18 billion

tribune.com.pk

 

[roman_korotin]

https://iffmag.mdmpublishing.com/helicopter-capabilities-for-the-price-of-a-truck/

 

[RescueRanger]

Thank you very much for your kind words. I'm sorry I've been really busy with work so had little time to check in with everyone on PDF recently.

May Allah protect Pakistan and our people. Pakistan zindabad.

good work @RescueRanger

 

[ghazi52]

Life on roads....

 

[ghazi52]

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Pakistan floods' death toll nears 1,500​

• Floods, brought by record monsoon rains and glacial melt in northern mountains, have hit 33 million, sweeping away homes, transport, crops and livestock in damage estimated at $30 billion

 

[maithil]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1570354341445513216

 

[Meengla]

I would never trust dawn.com
You should know crooks are running this paper. And highly politically motivated. But then it's ur money..spend it however u want.

I sent some via family members in Karachi and asked them to donate via The JDC Foundation of Zafar Abbas. The guy is working around the clock and has really inspired me. Not that I asked for it, but family members have shown me receipts of donations and items like blankets etc the donations purchased.

PS. Several of my American friends have reached out to me and some have also donated. One guy texted something like 'I know Pakistan will rebuild. Muslims always come together in such causes.'

 

[Luosifen]

 

[air marshal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1570816338968604672

 

[air marshal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1571238022632316929

 

[Wood]

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Everything will be re-attained inshallah, the same water which is curse today will be a blessing for next 10 years

As all of the water table under the ground has been replenished and revived

All the water well will be full of water

Also the Productivity of the Farming will be enhanced 10 folds

 

[khansaheeb]

Also I would love to see civilian groups trained enough to assist emt services

They should build emergency shelters on high grounds for such eventualities. Also a regional emergency warehouses with neighboring countries storing enough rations and tents for millions of people would be useful. The region Iran, Afghanistan and China are frequently hit with a natural disaster.

 

[ghazi52]

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Deaths approaching 1,600; Sindh launches helpline​

According to the National Disaster Management Authority’s (NDMA) latest report, the total number of deaths has risen to 1,559, with 15 reported during the last 24 hours.

However, the National Flood Response and Coordination Centre’s (NFRCC) dashboard showed the number to be 16.

Further, the total number of injured has risen to 12,850, the NDMA report showed.

Meanwhile, around 70,000 patients were treated in medical camps set up in flood-hit Sindh during the last 24 hours. A report by the Sindh Directorate General Health Services showed that 2.7 million patients have been treated since July 1.

The report also showed that 14,460 patients were treated for diarrhoea, 13,669 were treated for skin-related diseases, 475 have malaria and 20 have dengue.

Moreover, the Sindh health department and the Extended Immunisation Programme (EPI) collaborated to launch a 24/7 emergency helpline (021- 99223374) to cater to internally displaced persons and those affected by the floods.

Water levels in Sindh​

Official in charge of the irrigation cell for Manchhar Lake, Sher Mohammad Mallah, told Dawn.com that the water level was at 120.4 feet reduced level.

He went on to say that the water in nine union councils of Sehwan had reduced by three feet, adding that there was at least five feet of water in the villages.

Dadu Deputy Commissioner Syed Murtaza Ali Shah said that the pressure on the bunds surrounding Johi, Mehar and Bhan Syedabad had alleviated but there was still 7-8 feet of water in some areas.

 

[cricketrulez]

Funding gaps

Regrettably, international appeals for flood relief have yet to receive a robust response.

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AS Pakistan moves to the rehabilitation and rebuilding phases in the aftermath of this year’s devastating floods, the glaring gaps in funding needed to finance these critical activities are becoming obvious.

The unfortunate fact that the country was going through intense economic turbulence before the floods hit — and is yet to find its fiscal balance — is certainly not helping.

Pakistan’s plight in this regard was raised at the UN General Assembly where Secretary General António Guterres, who was recently in the country on a solidarity visit, told the world that “Pakistan is drowning, not only in floodwater but in debt” too.

Regrettably, international appeals to help Pakistan at this difficult time have yet to receive a robust response.

For example, a senior Unicef official has said that out of the $39m needed for the country’s flood-hit children, less than a third of the required amount has landed, while minors’ health, nutrition and education needs will only grow. A US State Department official has also said the world needs to make more of an effort to help Pakistan, while American Senator Bob Menendez has described his country’s flood-related help to Pakistan as a “drop in the bucket”.

Editorial: International responsibility

Additionally, while meeting an EU delegation on Tuesday, Senator Mushahid Hussain termed the bloc’s help to Pakistan as “peanuts”.

It is quite clear that donor fatigue has set in, and the amounts pledged and delivered to Pakistan are indeed ‘peanuts’, especially when the prime minister has said post-flood rehabilitation will cost “trillions” of rupees.

The cold, hard truth is that developed states can spend billions of dollars on waging war, yet are quite stingy when it comes to helping developing states cope with catastrophes. Both the US and EU have funnelled billions of dollars into the Ukraine war, while the cost of America’s Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns is in the trillions. Yet both these foreign actors have given only a few million dollars for Pakistan’s flood relief.

It should be reiterated that Pakistan is not asking for charity, but justice, as the prime minister has stressed. There is wide consensus that the floods were exacerbated by climate change, and Pakistan has hardly contributed to greenhouse gas emissions, and is paying the price for the ecological negligence of others.

While the global economy may be slowing down, our foreign friends can certainly do more to help Pakistan rebuild. Moreover, Pakistan’s elite must loosen their purse strings and help fellow citizens in this time of dire crisis.

The middle class is hard-pressed and cannot donate much due to economic stagnation; but those with means can certainly make a greater contribution to the rehabilitation effort.

Further, foreign creditors should also consider the UN secretary general’s appeal for debt reduction and debt-swap mechanisms. Pakistan is at this point in no position to immediately repay heavy debts, and the focus should be on rebuilding.

Published in Dawn, September 22nd, 2022