PAKISTAN: Local administration in collaboration with Qatar Charity distributed food packages among 500 flood affected families in different areas of Khyber Pakhunkhwa, officials said on Sunday.
Qatar Charity coordinator for Khyber Pakhunkhwa Sajjad Khan said that the recent flash floods and heavy downpour had brought devastation and Pakistan. He said thousands of people were displaced and their houses washed away by flash floods.
He said Qatar Charity has established a number of quick response centered at flood affected localities to continue support for flood affected families.
He said they have prepared to provide support to more than 6000 affected families.
Sajjad said Qatar Charity would next week provide food packages and other necessary items to the flood affectees in Shalman areas of Landikotal tehsil in district Khyber.
He added that soon they would start the construction work of 12 houses destroyed in militancy related incidents in Tirah valley of district Khyber.
Sajjad said as part of flood response project, Qatar Charity in collaboration with local administrations and other social workers had started its relief work at various flood affected areas of Khyber Pakhunkhwa.He said in the first phase they provided food packages to 500 families in district Charsadda and district Bannu. The food packages were included of wheat flour, rice, ghee, beans, dates, sugar, salt,tea.
He said Qatar Charity continuously providing assistance to flood affected families in Khyber Kakhunkhwa.
The affected families and district Administration appreciated the efforts of Qatar Charity in reaching the most vulnerable families especially in this hard time.
It may be mentioned here that thousands of houses of houses washed away by recent flash floods while more than 1,200 people died in the past ome week in Pakistan.
