Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Pakistan flooding disaster is REALLY bad.

This CNN article outlines the suffering currently in Pakistan. Not that there is much our organization can do, but there are a massive amount of people without homes, food, water, and the basics.

Roughly 4 million people are homeless from mammoth flooding that covered much of Pakistan for three weeks. Hundreds of health facilities are damaged or destroyed. Millions are at risk for deadly waterborne diseases from the filthy flood waters.
Officials estimate the death toll between 1,500 and 1,600, but Kapadia says he thinks the numbers could skyrocket as water recedes and more bodies and animals surface.

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