sarobi flood (updated 8 aug 13)
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Sarobi District, Kabul Province“In the region's worst natural disaster this year, flooding caused by monsoon rains killed 35 people, including women and children, in the worst-hit district of Sarobi.”
ABC News, 6 August 2013http://bit.ly/132tDFv
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Where is Sarobi?
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Getting There is Not Easy
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Looks OK From a Distance
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Up Close
“In Kabul's Surobi district, police chief Shaghasi Ahmadi said 34 people were killed. . . . He said 22 of the bodies from Surobi were later found downstream in Laghman.Surobi . . . is also rife with Taliban activity.“
Associated Press, 4 August 2013http://bit.ly/15ZGx7O
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Streets are Closed
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Homes are Destroyed
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Sarobi floods sweep away dozens of people, houses.
Frontier Post, 3 August 2013http://bit.ly/13qdbtt
One Water Pump Remains
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Rubble is Everywhere
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Everything is Wet
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There is No Power
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Men Wander in Groups
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“Officials said 34 died in the Sarobi district alone.”
Updated News, 4 August 2013http://bit.ly/11Tmip1
Children Aren’t Playing
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Girl’s School Destroyed
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Girl’s SchoolDestroyed
400 Students
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Girl’s School DestroyedRecords are washed from the Administrator’s Office
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Searching the River Bed
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Aid is Limited
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Scouts were ImpactedSarobi Scoutmaster Abdul Kahalil’s
home and meeting place are destroyed
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Afghan Scouts Put Service First
Sarobi Scoutmaster Abdul Kahlil
Chief Scout Exec. Tamim Hamkar& Sarobi SPL Abdul Hay
Natl. Training Commissioner “Mustafa”,SPL Abdul Hay & SM Abdul Kahlil
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Afghan Scout Relief willFocus on the Girl’s School
• Fundraiser -- $2,000+• Classroom Supplies (white
boards, markers, fans, portable tables)
• School Supplies (paper, pencils)
• First Aid supplies• Clothes, towels, blankets• Outdoor Toys (balls, dolls)
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Help Afghan Scouts Help Sarobi
• Donate via 501(c)3 www.Give2Asia.org/PARSA• Donate via PayPal www.AfghanScouts.org• Cash deliveries and Gifts in Kind– English: Keith Blackey [email protected]– Dari and Pashto: Tamim Hamkar
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Afghan ScoutsSarobi Relief Implementation Team
L to R: Tamim Hamkar, Nat’l Scout Exec.; Keith Blackey, Scout Adviser: “Aziz”, Driver; “Mustafa”, Nat’l Scout Training Commissioner; Mohsen Aref, Scout Social Worker; Abdul Kahlil, Sarobi Scoutmaster.
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