Interviews and witness accounts
Marooned by the floods in the Sindh
On the improvised pier, two of our hygiene promoters, Ghayoor and Rabia, are waiting for the boat. It's the only way to reach the village of Kormiani, still completely surrounded by the waters. Cut off from the rest of the world, ever since the disaster its 150 inhabitants remain completely dependent on humanitarian aid.
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 Jonathan, country director in Pakistan, describes the continuing emergency
"Three months into the crisis and it is still very much an emergency situation. Millions of people remain displaced, either in camps or spontaneous settlements, scattered in public buildings, along roadsides or in schools.
The continued response to the acute needs of flood affected persons is critical to mitigate the risks of serious disease ..."
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Kasra, previous head of mission, describes the situation :
" The flooding in Pakistan is one of the greatest humanitarian disasters in history: a surface area larger than Italy has been devastated and more than 20 million people affected, of which 6 to 8 million have been seriously affected and remain extremely vulnerable; the Indus River has swollen to such an extent that it is as wide as the English Channel ! "
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One week after his departure, François (Logistics Coordinator in Pakistan), bears witness:
"It’s unbelievable; there is water everywhere. The Indus and Chenab Rivers have literally broken their banks and flooded land for kilometers around, sometimes up to 20km away from the original river bed and up to heights of 4m in some places."
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