appeal for pakistan floods 100 seconds, presentation time prepared by: saad khan skhan@swisspak.com...

Appeal for Pakistan Floods

100 seconds, presentation time

Prepared by: Saad Khan

skhan@swisspak.com

15 August 2010

More than 1600 people are killed…

7 millions have gone homeless …

20 million are affected (11% population, about 3 times the size of Swiss Population)…

6 million children …

6 million children …

6 million children are affected…

Ca. 170’000 sq. km land is affected(4 times the total area of Switzerland)

900’000 houses are destroyed or damaged…

900’000 houses are destroyed or damaged…

900’000 houses are destroyed or damaged…

4’700 villages have been wiped off…

4’700 villages have been wiped off…

4’700 villages have been wiped off…

destroyed bridges…inaccessible villages…

More than 100 bridges disconnected…

Receding water leaves behind thick mud,

infested with snakes…

3.2 million hectares of cropland (16% of total)

destroyed …. livestock devastated…

2 million bales of cotton destroyed and 500’000 tons of wheat is ruined…

(equal to annual wheat production of Switzerland)

They are the most resilient survivors, but they also need our help…

Please help!

and donate generously…

Please donate to:

Swiss Solidarity postal account: 10-15000-6

(endorsed “Asia Floods”)

or

Online: www.swiss-solidarity.org

Swiss Pakistan SocietyHabib Bank AG Zurich

Account No.160074IBAN: CH08 0878 9112 0011 6007 4

Bank Code 8789SWIFT HBZUCHZZ

(endorsed: ”Flood 2010”)

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