KEF Flood Relief - Situation Report Summary (Aug - Oct 2010)

13-08-2010

KEF Relief visited Nowshehra with doctors’ team of DMA who were working in KPK (formally NWFP). This visit was to asses the damage.

18-08-2010 to 20-08-2010

Ms. Pharmagen donated 40 tons of mineral water. At that time there was acute shortage of clean drinking water. We were able to airlift water with the help of Air Force who provided C-130 (Cargo Airplanes). 30 tons of water was air lifted to D.G Khan (Punjab) and Jackababad (Sindh) where with the assistance of Army KEF Reliefwas able to distribute water and ready to eat rations. KEF Relief procured dry rations, packed and distributed them in KPK, Ration kits and mineral water was also distributed with the help of NUST, Army, IOM and KEF Volunteers to KPK.

28-08-2010

Initially KEF Relief “adopted” two streets (80 households) in near Nowshera. KEF is assisting these families by providing them food, clothing bedding and all items required for rehabilitation.. In the first phase basic essentials like water, ration and clothing was provided. Prior to distribution, lists with identifications were made of the affecties with priority to most deserving families. The number of households that KEF Relief support in that area was over 400.

03-09-2010

Of the refugees (who came from D.I. Khan) in Islamabad, KEF Relief caters for needs of 35 persons in all respect.

07-09-2010

KEF Relief goods for 80 families was distributed in Nowshera which consisted of dry ration bedding and clothes, this time dry rations were distributed that could be cooked.

11-09-2010

40 pallets of relief goods were airlifted by KEF-UK for Islamabad. The tedious process of sorting, packing and distribution started immediately and is still continuing. This consignment consisted of medical equipments and clothing.

17-09-2010

Chairman KEF visited KEF Relief’s Rawalpindi Warehouse and inspected the sorting and packing of goods. He gave usefully advice of better utilization of the goods.

02-10-2010

Friends from KEF-US visited the flood victims along with KEF Relief team to assist them.

06-10-2010

IOM (International Organisation for Migration) donated 1000 ration kits to KEF Relief for flood victims. They were collected by KEF Relief from Utility Store Warehouses in Peshawar & Islamabad.

07-10-2010

100 ration kits of 35kg each were sent and distributed in Skardu (Northern Areas) rain and flood affected areas and 10 kits were sent to Batkhaila.

08-10-2010

Survey was carried out by KEF Relief volunteers in Charsada and Nowshera (KPK). Ration kits and clothing was distributed to 475 families in Charsada.

Most needy white collared victims including lawyers who could neither stand in queues nor force themselves to collect were especially by KEF Relief and a separate distribution was done for them at lawyer chamber in Charsada.

475 ration kits were distributed with the help of KEF Relief and local volunteers in Nowshera.

18-10-2010

Ration, clothing and tents were sent to Shahar Sultan Muzaffargarh (Punjab) for about 20 families. These were the most neglected families as they did not receive Government assistance (watan cards) as they do not own any land holdings.

24-10-2010

KEF RELIEF made lists 480 families whose houses were destroyed in Accora Khattak area. These families are living along river Kabul.

In Pipe Line:

• KEF Relief is still sorting and distributingKEF-UK relief goods.

• 7 additional pallets are expected in Lahore airport donated by KEF UK

• One 20 foot container with relief goods is also expected shortly.

Survey has been done in Azad Kashmir (Havailan). There are many houses which were completely destroyed due to rains and landslides. No aid has reached these victims yet as there is no road access (and thus no publicity) KEF Relief volunteer was the only person to visit them on foot to collect the data. Depending on resources of reconstruction for AJK, KEF will try and

take up the challenge of assisting them.