Pakistan appeals for donations to help the monsoon floods affectees

ANKARA, 12 September 2011:  Pakistan has unfortunately been again struck with floods due to unprecedented monsoon rains causing widespread death and destruction. Over 200 people have lost their lives, over 4 million people have been displaced, over 0.7 million houses have been destroyed, over 4 million acres of land inundated and crops on 1.7 million acres of land has been destroyed. These floods came at a time when Pakistan was yet to recover from the devastating affects of 2010 floods.

The Pakistani government has already launched a full-fledged rescue and relief operation in the affected areas. The scale and magnitude of the catastrophe requires help from friends and international community. The affected people at relief camps under the open sky are waiting for immediate assistance.

The government of Pakistan is indeed grateful to the Government and the brotherly people of Turkey for their generous support for the floods victims of 2010. We once again appeal to the government and people of Turkey to help people of Pakistan in this hour of need.

Urgent assistance is needed for water proof tents, food items, water purification tablets/plants and medicines. Specific details could be obtained from the website of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) at www.ndma.gov.pk.

Please send your generous contributions to the following account that has been especially established in Turkey for this purpose:

            “Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Fund-2011”

US Dollar Account: 3457808-5014

Turkish Lira Account: 3457808-5013

T.C. Ziraat Bankasi A.Ş.

920 – Gaziosmanpaşa

Filistin Sok. No. 12, Ankara