The MR team were deployed at Swat (KP Province), Sukkur and Thatta (both in Sindh Province) today to distribute more relief supplies which included food items, school kits, tents, jerry cans and the iWater systems. The distribution efforts were executed successfully amidst much challenges given the huge number of displaced persons spread over vast and remote areas and scorching temperature of around 45-50 degrees celsius. Till today, clean and safe water remains as the top priority for essential relief supplies required on the ground.
The sea that never was in Thatta until a week ago
Submerged houses in Sujawal
Loading relief supplies for distribution across the river at Kabel sub-district, Swat Valley
Food packs and cooking utensils for affected villagers in Khawa Kela sub-district, Swat Valley
School kits to prepare children for their elusive return to the clasroom at Chitkrai sub-district, Swat Valley
Setting up a tent for one of the displaced villagers at Dir
Labour of sweat to quench thirst by the murky river at Thatta
Waiting in line to get clean water from the iWater treatment system with their new jerry cans at Thatta
Food distribution was a breeze with villagers queing systematically for their turn
Excited to see what’s in store to fill their stomachs
Villagers amused by the tasty and good-quality food that came out from the MREs
Weeks after the flood onslaught, thousands of displaced people are still shelterless
About Mercy Relief
Mercy Relief is a Singaporean humanitarian organisation which engages in both disaster relief and sustainable development programmes. It was established in 2003 as an independent non-governmental humanitarian charity responding to the human tragedies in Asia. Mercy Relief’s aid programme focuses on providing timely and effective assistance to disaster-stricken communities and has maintained the delivery of emergency aid within 72 hours from the point of appeal for assistance.
In the past 12 years, Mercy Relief has disbursed over S$32 million in aid across 40 disaster relief and 53 sustainable development initiatives. Mercy Relief has impacted an aggregate of 2 million lives in 24 countries and areas, namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, DPR Korea, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and Yemen.
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