With your support Caritas Australia is responding to the devastating floods in Pakistan. Pakistan
Population: 173 million
60% of the population live on less than $2/day
Photo: Samuel Clement/Caritas Internationalis
The floods began in late July after heavy monsoon rain fell over the Indus River basin. The floods have caused massive destruction from the north to the south of Pakistan
Photo: Reuters/ Fayaz Aziz courtesy www.alertnet.org
Evacuation camps have been set up in schools and other government buildings.
Photo: Samuel Clement/Caritas Internationalis
Caritas Australia is responding to the floods through our international Caritas network.
Photo: Samuel Clement/Caritas Internationalis
Responding in three of the four worst affected areas in the North: Shangla, Kohistan, and Swat Districts.
Photo: Samuel Clement/Caritas Internationalis
Caritas is working to provide assistance to 60,000 people with:
Water & Sanitation
Food Shelter Medical supplies Cooking equipment Mosquito nets Pakistan has the highest number of refugees in the world (1.7 million). At least 2 refugee camps housing thousands of families, have been washed away.