Pakistan Army Sets Up Relief Camps for Flood Victims
- 14 years ago
The flood catastrophe in Pakistan has left thousands homeless. But flood victims are receiving aid as the military sets up relief camps.
In Pakistan’s southern Punjab, the Sultan Colony camp offers temporary shelter and aid for flood victims.
Thousands have made it here along with their farm animals.
[Col. Muneer Ahmed, Sultan Colony Camp]:
"The number of (flood) victims with us is almost 6,000 now, but more people are still coming in. We are anticipating that the numbers could go up to 10,000."
Families sat inside neat rows of tents as soldiers set up demarcations around the colony.
One flood victims praised the work of the army for running the camp.
[Hafiz Ghulam Yasin, Flood Vicim]:
"When we arrived here, the Pakistan army really cooperated with us. They are still assisting us a great deal. We salute the Pakistan army. I believe that if the Pakistan army is not around, my country Pakistan will cease to exist."
The camp is one of the 11 that the army has set up to house thousands of flood survivors whose homes have been swept away by the deluge.
Sources say the Pakistan Army has provided assistance to 70,000 flood victims.
The deadly torrents, raging across the country, from northern Pakistan to the south, have wiped out thousands of villages and killed around 1,600 people.
Over two million people were left homeless.
In Pakistan’s southern Punjab, the Sultan Colony camp offers temporary shelter and aid for flood victims.
Thousands have made it here along with their farm animals.
[Col. Muneer Ahmed, Sultan Colony Camp]:
"The number of (flood) victims with us is almost 6,000 now, but more people are still coming in. We are anticipating that the numbers could go up to 10,000."
Families sat inside neat rows of tents as soldiers set up demarcations around the colony.
One flood victims praised the work of the army for running the camp.
[Hafiz Ghulam Yasin, Flood Vicim]:
"When we arrived here, the Pakistan army really cooperated with us. They are still assisting us a great deal. We salute the Pakistan army. I believe that if the Pakistan army is not around, my country Pakistan will cease to exist."
The camp is one of the 11 that the army has set up to house thousands of flood survivors whose homes have been swept away by the deluge.
Sources say the Pakistan Army has provided assistance to 70,000 flood victims.
The deadly torrents, raging across the country, from northern Pakistan to the south, have wiped out thousands of villages and killed around 1,600 people.
Over two million people were left homeless.