Pakistan is facing one of the most dreadful natural disaster of history, hundreds died and more than 20 million homeless!! Recent floods caused more damage as compared to Tsunami 2004, Kashmir Earthquake 2008 and Haiti 2010 Earthquake.
· For UK, Kindly SMS ‘GIVE’ to 70707 to donate £5 to Pakistan‘s flood victims. (You pay £5 + your standard network rate)
· For Germany – Kindly text “Pakistan” to 81190 to donate 5 Euros
· For those in the U.S, text “SWAT” to 50555 to donate $10 to the flood victims
· If you’re in Pakistan – SMS ‘D’ to 2471 to donate 10 Rupees to the Express Helpline Trust for flood relief
In the Images below YOU can SEE and IMAGINE the crises Pakistani people are facing.
A boy hangs on to the front of a cargo truck while passing through a flooded road in Risalpur, located in Nowshera District in Pakistan’s Northwest Frontier Province July 30, 2010. (REUTERS/Adrees Latif)
Men take refuge on a boat during heavy rain in Pakistan‘s Nowshera District on July 29, 2010
Residents watch water pour through a street on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan on July 28, 2010.
Pakistani villagers move to high ground escaping a flood-hit village near Nowshera, Pakistan on Thursday, July 29, 2010
Nimra, a three-year-old girl, who was rescued along with her family from Kaalam in the northern area, kisses the window glass of an army helicopter after their arrival at Khuazakhela in Swat district located in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province on
Residents watch from a nearby hill as army helicopters rescued trapped residents from Nowshera, Pakistan on July 31, 2010 August 1, 2010
Residents stand by flood water that entered a residential area of Muzaffarabad, Pakistan on July 30, 2010
An aerial view of a man and his animals surrounded by floodwater in Taunsa near Multan, Pakistan, flooded on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010.
A Pakistani villager struggles to reach his village through a fast-moving flood water caused by heavy monsoon rain in Bakhtiarabad, 250 km (155 mi) north of Quetta, Pakistan on Friday, July 23, 2010
An aerial view shows Nowshera city submerged in flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan on Friday, July 30, 2010
A Pakistani volunteer uses a small boat to evacuate locals in a flood-hit area of Nowshera on July 30, 2010
Pakistani flood survivors cross a bridge near a damaged home in Medain, a town of Swat valley on August 2, 2010
Pakistan army soldiers pass a baby across a channel in the floodwater as they help people flee from their flooded village following heavy monsoon rains in Taunsa, Pakistan on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010
Villagers try to catch trees floating in the flooded Nelum River in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani Kashmir on Friday, July 30, 2010
A family being rescued by army soldiers passes a cargo truck with men on top taking shelter from heavy floods in Nowshera, Pakistan on July 31, 2010
A soldier evacuating residents carries a flood victim to a helicopter in Sanawa, Pakistan’s on August 5, 2010
Pakistani flood survivors line up beside a damaged bridge in Medain, a town of Swat Valley on August 2, 2010
Evacuees wade through a flooded area following heavy monsoon rains in Peshawar on Saturday, July 31, 2010
Evacuees wade through a flooded area following heavy monsoon rains in Peshawar on Saturday, July 31, 2010
A boy walks through flood destroyed homes on August 4, 2010 in Pabbi, near Nowshera, Pakistan
A family portrait is seen, attached to a bookcase buried in mud on August 4, 2010 in Pabbi, Pakistan
An aerial view of floodwater covering the land as far as the eye can see, around Taunsa near Multan, Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010
A boy sits on a bed as his family members salvage belongings from their destroyed house in Pabbi, Pakistan on August 5, 2010
Flood-affected people jostle for food relief in Nowshera in northwest Pakistan on Friday, Aug. 6, 2010
Families set in for the evening in their makeshift tent homes located on a median strip after having abandoned their flood-destroyed homes, on August 3, 2010 in Pabi, Pakistan
Children, whose families have declined to be rescued, wade in rising flood waters on August 6, 2010 in the village of Panu Akil, near Sukkur, Pakistan. Rescue workers and armed forces continued rescue operations evacuating thousands in Pakistan’s heartland province of Sindh
Residents evacuate to safety in a flood-hit area of Nowshera, Pakistan on July 30, 2010
Onlookers perched on a damaged bridge watch a flood survivor use a rope to cross the river in Chakdara in Pakistan’s Swat Valley on August 3, 2010
A man tries to cross a makeshift bridge to escape his flooded home in Nowshera, Pakistan on July 31, 2010
A Pakistan army helicopter evacuates stranded villagers in Nowshera, Pakistan on Friday, July 30, 2010
A family takes refuge on top of a mosque while awaiting rescue from flood waters in Sanawa, a town located in the Muzaffar Ghar district of Pakistan’s Punjab province on August 5, 2010.
A woman yells as her child is evacuated from the roof of a mosque where residents were taking refuge from flood waters in Sanawa, Pakistan on August 5, 2010
Shiraz Hassan is a magazine reporter and feature writer for Sunday Magazine in Lahore, Pakistan, where he covers social issues, art and culture. At the magazine, he has published more than 400 features related to social problems, culture and ‘show biz.’ Shiraz has also worked as a news editor at the radio network “MAST FM 103” in Lahore.
He writes about culture and heritage of South Asia, particularly Pakistan. He advocates rich culture of this land and tries to explore facts. Recently he was given an award from the Federal Ministry of Population Welfare for his article on population crises. Writers Guild also awarded him a Medal of excellence for his work.
