Often, the numbers tell much more than words. The figures listed below describe the immense tragedy last August struck Pakistan and its people, "a catastrophe of our age" is now defined as ...
- 2000 deaths due to the unprecedented floods that hit the country;
- 20 million people involved in the disaster, including 3.5 million children at risk of contracting deadly diseases;
- only 20% of the displaced so far reached by rescue teams;
- 700,000 homes destroyed;
- 558,000 hectares of land devastated;
- 200,000 head of livestock dead
- $ 40 billion (30 billion) the assessment of damages.
Flooding in Pakistan has proved worse than the Tsunami (5 million people affected) and the earthquake in Haiti (3 million people affected), but had a mass-media coverage far below ...
The latest issue is this:
C / C postale n. 347013 to support interventions in the course of the Ca Ritas Italian specifying the reason: Pakistan .
Aid are also possible through other channels and through all the other NGOs in the area: OXFAM , ACTION AID , CAFOD , CARE , CONCERN WORLDWIDE , ISLAMIC RELIEF , SAVE the CHILDREN .
Grazie,
L&S.
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