{"id":1110,"date":"2011-11-04T11:28:05","date_gmt":"2011-11-04T17:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/?p=1110"},"modified":"2011-11-04T11:28:05","modified_gmt":"2011-11-04T17:28:05","slug":"pakistan-heavy-monsoon-rains-lead-to-wide-spread-flooding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/pakistan-heavy-monsoon-rains-lead-to-wide-spread-flooding\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan: Heavy Monsoon Rains Lead to Wide-Spread Flooding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"attachment_1112\" style=\"width: 227px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2011\/11\/Map-of-2011-Pakistan-Flooding.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1112\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2011\/11\/Map-of-2011-Pakistan-Flooding-217x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2011\/11\/Map-of-2011-Pakistan-Flooding-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2011\/11\/Map-of-2011-Pakistan-Flooding.jpg 702w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to download map (pdf).<\/p><\/div>Heavy monsoon rains in late August\/early September led to widespread damage, mostly in the southern province of Sindh. The National Disaster Management Authority in Pakistan has appealed for international humanitarian assistance. The most urgent needs have been food, potable water, shelter, and health care because of the great risk to waterborne diseases, malnutrition, and food insecurity.<\/p>\n<p>In the Sindh province, it is estimated 5 million people have been affected, some of whom are still recovering from the floods in July 2010. Twenty-two of its 23 districts receiving heavy rain and flooding. Approximately, 700,000 homes have been damaged and more than 1.7 million acres of crops are affected. According to the UN Offices for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) some regions of the province still have not been reached.<\/p>\n<p>The ACT Alliance (Action by Churches Together) has issued an appeal and is coordinating a response, through members like Church World Service (CWS). As heavy rains have continued to affect here and many places in the world, please keep those affected by the rising waters in thought and prayer. May the God who stills the raging waters continue to be with them.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please check out the CWS <a href=\"http:\/\/www.churchworldservice.org\/site\/News2?page=NewsArticle&amp;id=13149\"> Website<\/a> and <a href='https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2011\/11\/CWS-Pakistan-Flooding-Update-31-Oct.pdf'>Flooding Update (31 Oct)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\n<em>Gifts to ELCA International Disaster Response allow the church to respond globally in times of need. <a href=\"https:\/\/community.elca.org\/sslpage.aspx?pid=496\">Donate now.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heavy monsoon rains in late August\/early September led to widespread damage, mostly in the southern province of Sindh. 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