Indus Flood Relief – Himal Southasian Fund Collection Drive

Indus Flood Relief – Fund Collection DriveDaily updates on the floods | In the media | How to help | ContactIndus Flood Relief – Fund Collection DriveHimal SouthasianSouth Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE)NGO Federation of NepalThis is a fund opened in Kathmandu for those all over Southasia and elsewhere seeking to support the immediate, ongoing relief efforts in Pakistan. Please avail this facility to send money to the victims of flood along the Indus. See below for fund transfer details..The recipient organisation is The Institute for Social Movements-Pakistan (ISM PAK) in Hyderabad (Sindh), working with the Orangi Pilot Project (OPP) on emergency response and support. ISM PAK urgently needs funds for rations, http://twitter.com/search?q=helppakistanmedicine, shelters, drinking water, infant diet support, livestock fodder and vaccination, hygiene kits, makeshift toilets and schooling camps. (Go here for updated details of situation and need.).No administrative charge will be applied to your support, every paise will be transferred to ISM PAK for benefit of the flood victims. Let us know if you would prefer to remain anonymous as a supporter..Please send support to:Bank: Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Ltd.Branch: New Baneshwor, Kathmandu, NepalSWIFT CODE: SCBLNPKA(Credit card payments may be made straight to the accounts below.)Account name (for both Rs and US$): Indus Flood Relief – Himal SouthasianAccount number for Rupees (for depositors from India and Nepal): 01-1859293-02Account number for US$ (for depositors from elsewhere): 01-1859293-51(Please email us if you would like to use another method of transfer or if you have queries.).Indus Calamity: The flood of 2010 — We invite you to a talk programme to discuss the Indus Flood of 2010 – the causes, the human and environmental impact, and the relief and recovery. Details here. Daily updates Himal Southasian is consolidating data to assist in the coordination of relief efforts. Please email details (of flood relief efforts, material needed, statistics) to us. Flood impact maps (sourced from UNOCHA, WFP, UNHABITAT, UNOSAT, OFDA – United States, ICIMOD-MENRIS) ~.Courtesy Dharti wikispace. Hydrographs and details from flood-affected areas on Dave's Landslide Blog. Realtime updates on Twitter: #pkfloods, #pkrelief, #HelpPakistan. Huma Beg's documentary on the IDPs of Thatta district. .Click here for English The newly-launched Urdu version The Punjab government (in Pakistan) has set up a website in Urdu, detailing the flood situation in the province, as well as efforts towards rescue, relief and rehabilitation of the affected population..August 2010. (Click for details) (Click for details) .Updates as of 16 August 2010 Camps in Karachi for flood victims: .Area Number of families Contact Chakra Goth, Korangi 40 Nazir Hussain Dewro (+92-333-228-43-25) Shah Rasool Colony (near Abdullah Shah Ghazi's mausoleum) 32 Mehmoodabad Graveyard 45 Wazir Thaheem, TRDP Karachi office (+92-333-722-17-51); Imtiaz Ali Bughio (+92-300-700-28-15) Sachal Goth Hundreds of flood survivors have camped on the footpaths. Ali Hasan (+92-345-809-77-12) . The Sindh government has decided to move displaced people from Jacobabad to Karachi, Hyderabad and Jamshoro. The City District Government Karachi (local government) has identified four locations in Karachi where the displaced families will be brought in: Gaddap, Bin Qasim Town, Keamari, Toll Plaza..Kashmore and Dadu are the worst effected districts. In Kashmore, 50000 people are either on Bunds or in camps. Around 150000 people have been moved to Sukkur, Khairpur, Karachi, Hyderabad and Sibi (Balochistan). More than 200000 people have been affected in Dadu, out of which more than 90000 are in vulnerable conditions. Around 60000 people are on Bunds, roads and in camps. Radhan, a historic city of 50000 people, has been evacuated; the cities of Shah Panjo and Seeta, also in Dadu, with a collective population of 70000 are on the verge of flooding.. In Larkana, the historical Moen Jo Daro site is under threat. Around 30000 people are in camps and on roadsides. In Ghotki, more than 50000 people who have been rendered homeless have camped along the 87-kilometre-long Bund near the rivers.Sukkur alone has received more than 100000 IDPs. In Khairpur, around 60000 people have been affected and more than 80000 are living in camps, and on roads and along bunds – these include IDPs from Khairpur and other areas. In Naushehro, 40000 people are sitting along the bunds and on roads. Water is now moving towards Jamshoro, Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Matyari and Tando Mohammad Khan districts. By the evening of 16 August and the morning of 17 August, more than 100000 people from these areas will become IDPs. It is expected that once the flood waters reach Thatta, more than 50000 people from this district will be rendered homeless. The number of IDPs stranded in Dera Murad Jamali, Naseeraad and Usta Mohammad areas of Balochistan has gone beyond 100000. Around 1200000 cusec more water will enter Guddu in a couple of days and the number of affected and vulnerable people will be doubled. Another flood is crossing the Himalaya region of Pakistan and India and water is expected to enter the Indus River in a couple of weeks. Hundreds of thousands of livestock are either dead or diseased.Food, medicine, water and shelter are priority items needed by the people. Makeshift 'latrine' curtains are also in high demand.Updates as of 15 August 2010 Kashmore district Tehsil Kandhkot.Union Council (UC) Villages affected Population affected Mahalir 20 18000 Hebat 70 7000 Dari 6000 Ghousepur 20 3500 42500 . Ghotki district. Eight UCs in Ghotki tehsil and three in Ubavro tehsil have been affected..Tehsil Population affected by flood Ghotki 20500 Ubavro 6000 26500. Sukkur district.Location and number of displaced persons in Sukkur Government Primary Tammer-e-Nau School, Sukkur (Bunder Road) 2500 Government High School Islamia Ghat, Sukkur (Bunder Road) 300 Government Primary School, Qureshi Goth Sukkur 1000 Government Comprehensive School, Sukkur (Board Office) 500 Location and number of displaced persons in Rohri tehsil Government Main Primary School, Rohri 500 Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Rohri 300 Government Primary School, Bandur Road, Rohri 400 Location and number of displaced persons in Pano Aqil tehsil Government Degree Collage, Pano Aqil 50 Government Primary School, Sangi 50 Government Primary School, Sargo 100. Shikarpur district.Tehsil Population affected by flood Garhi Yaseen 4300 Khanpur 12000 Shikarpur 6000 Lakhi Ghulam Shah 8000 24300 Number of people in camps (as on 7 August 2010): 6000. Larkana district. Number of people in camps (as of 7 August 2010): 2133. Expected number of people affected people: 20582.Khairpur district. The flood crosses four tehsils in Khairpr-Mirs..Taluka Number of villages Number of families Khairpur 16 11000 Kingri 35 23000 Gambat 103 47000 Sobho Dero 75 22000 103000. Naushehro Feroz district.Tehsil Population under threat from flood Naushehro Feroz 12000 Moro 54320 Kandyaro 30970 48400. Dadu district.Tehsil Population under threat from flood Johi 99000.Jamshoro district.Tehsil Population under threat from flood Manjhad 12000 Sehwan (some parts) 6000 18000. Nawabshah district.Tehsil Population under threat from flood Sakrand 15000 Daulatpur 25000 40000.Matiari district. 17 camps have been installed in various villages. .Tehsil Population under threat from flood Saeedabad 1200 Hala 1100 Matiari 1100 3500. Hyderabad district.Tehsil Population under threat from flood Qasimabad 20000 Latifabad 10000 30000.Tando Mohammad Khan district. Population under threat from flood in Tando Mohammad Khan tehsil (Mulakatiya etc): 7000.Thatta district.Tehsil Population under threat from flood Thatta 13000 Shahbandar 11000 Keti Bandar 10000 Kharo Chan 15000 Sujawel 8000 60000. — Data courtesy The Institute of Social Movements, Pakistan..In the media. 15 August 2010: Pakistan floods: Aid trickles in for victims as cholera spreads in Pakistan's worst-ever floods ~ Guardian.co.uk.. 14 August 2010: Pakistan Floods: A Ground Report ~ Action for a Progressive Pakistan.. 13 August 2010: Pakistan Floods: Why Should We Care? ~ Ethan Casey.. 13 August 2010: Will the Pakistan floods strike again? ~ BBC News (Science and Environment)..How to help.Things required For a general idea of the basic requirements, please take a look at the relief kit guide on Dharti wikispace..Google Crisis Response for Pakistan floods.. The people affected by the floods would also need 1. Clothing: Clothes of various sizes, Beddings, Shoes; 2. Utensils: Jerricans (large plastic cans that hold 20 liters of water or other liquids), Crockery, Buckets; 3. Toiletries: Tissues, Soaps, Dettol (antibacterial cleaners), Towels; 4. Food: Rice, Sugar, Flour (Atta), Onions, Potatoes, Cooking oil, Tea, Milk (tetra packs or powder), Safe drinking water, Cooked Food. 5. Medicines:. Water purification tablets; Life-saving drugs; Vaccines for malaria, cholera, typhoid, influenza; Pain killers including strong ones like morphine derivatives, tremadol, pethadine, kinz; Antibiotics e.g. tetnus, amoxil, gentamycin; IV cannulas; IV Drip sets; IV drips: normal saline, ringerlactate; Local anesthetics (injections); Cotton bandages, cottonwool; Surgical instruments: e.g needle holders, forceps, tweezers; Suturing materials, Skin staples.. Who's doing what?. Following is a list of organisations working towards flood relief. None of them are affiliated with or endorsed by Himal Southasian.. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (Pakistan government) needs atleast 40,000 bags of food items (including a bottle of drinking water) per day. The bags should not weigh more than 5 kg each. If these could be made available to the PDMA office in Sukkur, they can be airlifted to Kashmore and other areas where people are stranded. Also, there is a need for medical assistance and boat transport facilities in upper Sindh, D. I .Khan and Swat.. Gender Interactive Alliance (GIA) activists are trying to arrange food and shelter for trans-sexual affectees of the floods. GIA head, Bindya Rana, has managed to make arrangements for 25 people from Sindh and Punjab at houses in her area, including her own, in Karachi. The group has food rations for three days and needs more. Contact Bindiya Rana at: +92-343-244-76-49.. The Orangi Pilot Project (OPP), founded by Akhtar Hameed Khan, and The institute for Social Movements, Pakistan (ISM-Pak) are organising medical relief initially in Ghotki, Kashmor, Shikarpur, Khairpur and Mirpurkhas. Milk for babies and children, fodder and medicines for livestock, and makeshift toilet curtains for women sitting on the roadsides, along bunds and in the open-air have been planned and will be supplied very soon. In the second phase, OPP and ISM-Pak, with the support of several local organisations, will plan relief operations in Dadu, Nuashehro, Nawabshah, Matiari, Jamshoro, Hyderabad, Tando Mohammad Khan and Thatta. Both organisations are also working as point teams for food supply to IDPs, along with many minor and major organisations , including Edhi foundation, which are engaged in relief and rescue work. Contact details: C-25, Data nagar, Qasimabad, Hyderabad-71000 / Phone: +92-22-265-49-05 / Fax: +92-22-265-46-05 / Mobile: +92-333-464-88-81. Account details: The Institute for Social Movements Pakistan, NIB Bank (New Cloth Market Branch), account number 0103–8729492.. Medicines required.S.No. Name of medicine S.No. Name of medicine 01 ORS 25 Distalgesic 02 Flagyl (tablets) 26 Zantac (150mg) 03 Panadol 27 Inderal (10mg) 04 Vibramycin 28 Tandegyl 05 Avil (50g) 29 Entamizole (syrup) 06 Nospa 30 Negram 07 Septran 31 Calpol 08 Bascopan Plus 32 Nivaquine 09 Normitab (50mg) 33 Septran 10 Loprin (75 mg) 34 Septran-DS 11 Ponstan Forte 35 Incremin 12 Arinec Forte 36 Lederplex 13 Panadol cf 37 Benatus 14 Ventolin (2mg) 38 Ventolen 15 Theragran H 39 Hydrillin 16 Erythrocin (500mg) 40 Calcium-P 17 Erythrocin (250mg) 41 Gravinate 18 Ponstan 42 Fansidar 19 Mercef (250mg) 43 Mucaine 20 Stemetil 44 Ponstan 21 Gravinate 45 Amoxil (250) 22 Labrex 46 Amoxil (125) 23 Navaquine 47 Brufen 24 Dicloran (50mg) . The American Pakistan Foundation (APF) is involved in a fundraising drive in the US in partnership with IRC, Relief International and Save the Children. Contact: akhan@americanpakistan.org. Kashf Foundation will be distributing relief packages to 10,000 households in the most affected areas. Given Kashf Foundation's focus on provide sustainable livelihoods, the next phase of rehabilitation will involve support through access to financial services so that affected households can rebuild their income streams. To make a donation, contact CEO Roshaneh Zafar via her assistant at fatima.raja@kashf.org.. Thardeep Rural Development Program (TRDP) is providing food and water to homeless and desperate people in Dadu and Jamshoro, who have fled their homes due to the worst floods in over 80 years. An estimated 150,000 people have been affected in these two districts. More flooding rains are expected, affecting all of Dadu and half of Jamshoro districts.. TRPD is working in the worst affected UCs of Dadu (Patt Sharif and Sayyal) and Jamshoro (Amri, Lakha, Sunn, Manjhand and Mnzurabad).. TRDP appeals to the public for cash donations to scale up critical humanitarian assistance. In Dadu and Jamshoro districts, young and old are running to safer grounds, leaving their homes at the mercy of flood waters. There is no place to go other than higher ground and in a few places, camps set up by the government. People are desperate. There is no shelter, no potable water, very little food and since there are no latrines or other sanitation, conditions are ripe for water-born diseases and respiratory infections – the two main killers of children under 5 years.. TRDP plans to help 5,000 families in the coming 2 months to meet their most immediate and critical needs for food and water and needs to raise Rs 100 million. Your contribution of Rs 20,000 will provide a family of 8 for two months: – Food and safe drinking water; – Plastic sheeting for temporary shelter (one time); – Hygiene kit; – Medicine and fodder for livestock.. Please make cheques payable to: Thardeep Rural Development Programme (TRDP Operational Account number: 10650 – 4, NBP Model Branch (1027), Clifton, Karachi).. For further information and to make in-kind contributions in bulk, please contact TRDP at telephone: +92-21-35868791 / 92 / 93.. Last updated on 13 October 2010.