Heavy monsoon rains have caused untold destruction in Pakistan. With their homes and villages washed away, millions now face the possibility of disease, food shortages, loss of privacy and security. Women and children in flooded areas are in need of special care and protection, as well as immediate relief.

You can help.

The number of people affected by the flooding is estimated to surpass the number affected in the last three “mega disasters” combined – the 2004 Indian ocean Tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, and the 2010 Haiti earthquake. An estimated 1, 600 are dead and 13 million have been made vulnerable by the disaster.

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Visit the website of these organizations working on the ground in Pakistan. Your donations help to make their work possible.

UN World Food Programme

UNICEF

Oxfam UK

Save the Children

Canadian Red Cross

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Pakistan floods: “We are now in the hands of God,” The Guardian, 09 August 2010.

Flood affected women and children in North-western Pakistan urgently need aid, UNICEF, 09 August 2010.

Pakistan flood damage and human suffering could be worse than 2005 earthquake, Reuters AlertNet, 06 August 2010.