Local Pakistanis are saddened and worried about the future of their country after massive flooding, but they’re trying to concentrate their efforts by sending monetary aid.
“People don’t have anything to eat, this is like a chaos over there,” said Dr. Shahla Kaukab, a Pakistan native and Soddy-Daisy pediatrician. “They have nowhere to go, and the government can’t help them.”
An estimated 14 million to 20 million people have been affected and about 1,500 killed by the floods, which began late last month in the wake of particularly heavy monsoon rains, according to the United Nations and The Associated Press.
“The whole country is affected right now,” said Calhoun, Ga., resident Riffat Shaheen, who has family in Karachi in southern Pakistan. “It’s setting the country back 15, 20 years.”
HOW TO HELPText the word “SWAT” to the number 50555 to make a $10 contribution that will help the U.N. high commissioner for refugees provide tents, clothing, food, clean drinking water and medicine to people displaced by floods.