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the Children UK launches appeal for South Asia Floods
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A girl rows a makeshift raft to reach a school that is acting as a shelter for flood victims at Manikganj. A girl rows a makeshift raft to reach a school that is acting as a
shelter for flood victims at Manikganj, 70km from the capital Dhaka, August 3, 2007. More than 200 people have died in monsoon flooding in South Asia in the last 10 days while more than 10 million
remained marooned in their villages or homeless on Friday, with many having no access to health care. REUTERS/RAFIQUR RAHMAN courtesy of alertnet.org (Copyright: RAFIQUR RAHMAN , REUTERS)
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3 August 2007 Save the Children
UK is launching an urgent appeal for children in South Asia who are currently affected by floods. At least 10 million children across Bangladesh, India and Pakistan are at risk. Homes have been
swept away, water supplies have been contaminated and they are exposed to the dangers of water-borne diseases.
Across the region more than 23 million people are currently affected - 6.9 million in Bangladesh, 13.7 million in India and 2.5 million in Pakistan.
Save the Children UK and its local partners are already on the ground in all three countries helping children and their families whose lives have been turned upside down by the flooding. We are appealing for at least £2 million in order to rapidly scale up our emergency response.
Across the region more than 23 million people are currently affected - 6.9 million in Bangladesh, 13.7 million in India and 2.5 million in Pakistan.
Save the Children UK and its local partners are already on the ground in all three countries helping children and their families whose lives have been turned upside down by the flooding. We are appealing for at least £2 million in order to rapidly scale up our emergency response.
- In Bangladesh we have already rescued 5,000 families who had been cut off by the floods and taken them to dry land. We are now scaling up our response to set up safe places for these displaced children to protect them from the dangers of the flood waters.
- In India we are reaching around 3,000 families in West Bengal and Orissa and providing temporary shelter, water purification, health facilities, clothes, and school supplies for children.
- In Pakistan we are helping around 60,000 children who were left homeless by flooding brought by Cyclone Yemyin, which hit in Sindh and Balochistan provinces in July. We will be providing 12,000 families with food, shelter, kitchen equipment and soap, helping to rebuild schools and provide items like paper, slates, chalk, and toys.
How you can help
- Call the Save the Children UK Emergency Appeal Line and Donate: (+44) (0) 800 8 148 148
- Visit Save the Children UK's Website and donate: www.savethechildren.org.uk
What your money can buy
- £10 buys a tarpaulin to provide vital temporary shelter for a family
- £85 could help to set up a health camp, with a doctor providing basic healthcare and medicines, in a flood affected village
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