A monsoon nightmare

The worst monsoon floods in more than a decade have left large areas of Pakistan under water. And the rains aren’t stopping.

More than a thousand people have been killed, with around a million homes destroyed. Crops, livestock and businesses have been washed away. It’s a disaster on a nightmarish scale.

There is an urgent need for food, shelter and safe drinking water. Tearfund’s local partners – including the church in Pakistan – are responding right now.

You can make a difference to people affected by the floods in Pakistan today. Your donation will directly help the most vulnerable by helping to provide for their immediate needs.

Desperation

Floods are not uncommon in Pakistan, but these rains are different. Locals have been saying they are worse than anything they’ve seen before. In some provinces, the scale of the devastation is yet to be fully understood. Reaching remote areas is a huge challenge.

One provincial governor called the situation ‘a climate change catastrophe’. The climate crisis is making extreme weather like this more common and severe – and it’s the poorest communities who are being hit hardest.

Tearfund’s partner LAMP describe how, near the city of Larkana, thousands of homes have sunk under water. All that’s visible are treetops. Children are carrying other children for miles in a desperate bid to reach safety. People urgently need food, while waterborne diseases are beginning to spread.

One 12-year-old girl said she and her baby sister had not eaten for a day. ‘No food has come here, but my sister is sick – she has been vomiting,’ she tells us. ‘I hope [you] can help.’

As the church, we have a God-given duty to care for people in need. The people of Pakistan are in immense need right now – together, as the church, we can make a difference today.