Islamabad(National Times)The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) continued its relief activities in Pakistan and distributed relief goods in the flood-hit areas across Pakistan.

 

 

 

Deadly floods, triggered by unusually high monsoon rains, have killed many people and affected 33 million in the country since mid-June. To help the affected people cope with the devastation, Saudi Arabia’s KSrelief has been busy in providing emergency relief assistance in the flood-hit areas of Pakistan.
Later on in September, Saudi Arabia established an air-bridge to deliver relief goods to Pakistan. At least (10) ten planes carrying Saudi humanitarian aid (2952 Food Boxes, 972 NFI kits, 660 Tents, 1682 boxes of date, 3192 small blankets, 5040 large blankets) weighted 420 tons have arrived in Pakistan and handed over to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in Karachi for onward distribution among the need people living in different affected regions across Pakistan. 53,136 Individuals will benefit from this emergency relief assistance.

 

KSrelief extend different land operations including provision and distribution of (50,000 Food Packages), (50,000 Mosquito Nets) and (5,000 Tents). These items were procured from Pakistan for humanitarian distribution in the flood affected areas across Pakistan to meet the basic needs of the affected people in those areas.
These 50,000-food packages comprise of all necessary essential food items, each package weighing 62 kg [40 kg of flour, 5 Liters of cooking oil, 5 kg of Sugar, 5 kg of Rice, 5 kg of yellow split pea (Daal Chana), 2 kg of dates and a packet of energy biscuits for children]. These food packages are sufficient for the family for a whole month. The distribution process of these packages is in full swing and will complete soon.

 

Due to critical situation and dire need of tents, KSrelief also provides 5000 tents for temporary accommodation and the 50,000 Mosquito Nets will help to protect them from the mosquitos in the flooding areas. Apart from this, 25,000 more NFI kits and 25,000 winter relief kits weighing approximately 3965 tons; 610 trucks will be distributed in all the affected areas across Pakistan. 732,500 Individuals will benefit from this emergency ground relief assistance.
All these relief packages are distributing in collaboration with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) with the help of registered NGOs and Relief Government Organizations in Pakistan.

 

A total of (4385) Tons of different kinds of relief goods have been distributed so far by KSrelief and more than 785,636 people will benefit from this emergency relief assistance.