Saturday 30 October 2010

Pakistan Floods - Update October 2010: 7 Million without shelter and winter is approaching ...

The aftermath of the Pakistan Floods crisis has left millions homeless and the current situation is as worse as the day the floods began. MGR would like to inform all visitors that due to the lack of action from the Pakistan Government the plight of the people of Pakistan is firmly in the hands of the general public across the world.

A recent report from the BBC World News America depicts a grim assessment of the flood victims, with a complete lack of help in many areas.




Their is severe malnutrion and cases of pneumonia especially to the most vunerable which are young children. Millions are having to sleep in the open air due to lack of shelter. What is even worse is that young children are dying because their is no food and the government has not even bothered to reach out to these people. It's the same old typical scenario whereby in the early stages of the flood disaster the Government of Pakistan showed the world media that it is using the army as well as asking the world to donate aid money and resources to help its own people. When the focus of the the world's moved away from this crisis the Pakistan Government went back to its usual self i.e. forget the victims and let them fen for themselves. Lets be honest here, if it wasn't for the support of world wide charities / NGO's and the generous public then the body count would have risen into the millions.

But we cannot simply sitback and pretend that this tragedy will dissipate and resolve on its own. The current situation is at a point where an even worse tragedy is about to happen if we do not get vital food, medical aid and shelter to those that have not even been reached by any NGO's/Charities.

It will take years to rebuild the devastated areas hit by the floods and bring some kind of normality to these poor people so MGR would like to urge everyone to continue supporting the Pakistan Flood Victims with whatever you can afford to donate. Watch the BBC video and please please please do not abandon these helpless people. You can donate online or download our standing order form or alternatively you can call our donation hotline: +44(0)1282 604055.