RAF extends helping hand to quake affected Pakistan

After the recent disastrous earthquake in Pakistan in which many homes were destroyed and thousands were left helpless, the Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services has allocated QR 1million to provide relief for those affected in Pakistan.

The earthquake which hit the Southwest of Pakistan early last Wednesdayd around 66,000 people. 258 lives were killed in the powerful quake and around 1500 were left with serious injuries.

Also, according to a report published in the RAF website, at least 8,453 homes and 113 schools have been destroyed in the tremors.

Rescue works continue to save the lives of people stranded in some areas.

Some displaced people are in danger due to severe cold wave and lack of proper food as the winter season began. Children are in more danger and might suffer from cold.

Thousands are forced to spend shivering nights under open sky where the temperature dipped near to frozen point because they could not go back to their homes damaged by the earthquake.

Blankets and tents are needed on urgently basis for the survival of the displaced people there.

RAF began distributing relief materials in collaboration with a British charity organisation and some local partners, to disaster-affected villages and cities in Baluchistan, Northwest Frontier (Pakhtunkhawah), Punjab and Sindh provinces.

RAF also launched a drive on November 1 to provide relief to 11,000 families comprising 66,000 people. It targets people severely affected people in Dera Ismail Khan, Lahore, Karachi, Jhang, Khuzdar and Tharparkar, among other places.

A survey was conducted to select families for aid. Priority is being given to families having widows, orphans, left without breadwinners, small children and senior citizens and people with special needs. 

Relief package includes basic ration materials like flour, rice, lentils, edible oils, sugar, salt, milk and some spices in addition to cleaning substances. [The Peninsula]