South Asia Floods Appeal

Pakistan

Photo: Samuel Clement/Caritas Internationalis

 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

 More than 1,600
people have died.

Photo: Samuel Clement/Caritas Internationalis

20 million people are affected.

Photo: Reuters/ Akhtar Soomro courtesy www.alertnet.org

 Homes, bridges, schools, water
systems and medical facilities have
been destroyed.

Photo: Reuters/ Akhtar Soomro 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.

Photo: Reuters/ Akhtar Soomro, courtesy www.alertnet.org

We urgently need your
support to respond
effectively and ease the
suffering of thousands
of people.
 Donations can be made to the

Pakistan Floods Appeal

Call 1800 024 412
Or visit www.caritas.org.au