DACAAR offers aid to survivors of flooding in Pakistan and Afghanistan

04. august 2010

The Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees (DACAAR) extends its sympathy to all those affected by the recent severe flooding in both Afghanistan and Pakistan.

At least two camps in Pakistan, which accommodated over 5,000 Afghan refugee families, have been washed away by floods and thousands of houses in about 20 refugee camps out of 29 across the Kyber-Pukhtunkhwa Province have been damaged. The floods are the worst to hit Pakistan in decades. So far more than 1,500 people have lost their lives, and the floods are threatening southern Pakistan provinces as well.

DACAAR has a long history of providing emergency water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) support to Afghan refugees in Pakistan. We are willing and able to respond with technical expertise to assist those refugees who have been affected by the current disaster. Thus, we welcome any assistance and supply that Danish organisations can offer us.

For more information, please contact
Natasja Engholm, Public Information Officer, DACAAR
Phone: 0093 (0) 79 70 11 028
E-mail: infoofficer@dacaar.org

Vibeke Falkenberg, DACAAR Programme Co-ordinator
Phone: (+45) 33 73 50 34, mobile: (+45) 24 26 03 69
E-mail: vibeke.falkenberg@dacaar.org

Allan M. Vokstrup, Head of International Department, ASF-Dansk Folkehjælp/Danish People’s Aid, DACAAR Board member
Phone: (+45) 70 220 230
E-mail: post@folkehjaelp.dk