Residents
of five villages in an area of Punjab Province, Pakistan that has
received no flood relief assistance have no way to earn a living a month
after rains inundated their fields and homes. The area in Jhang
District is populated mostly by farm laborers whose fields are still
four to five feet under water. "The survivors of the flooding are very
worried about their families, especially for the children, women and
elderly people to escape from hardships of the season, as the weather
has been changing here in Pakistan," said the director of an indigenous
ministry that Christian Aid Mission supports. "Additionally, there is a
threat of diseases spreading because of the standing water."
The
five villages in the 18 Hazari area have not received the aid that the
government has provided to other flooded areas, and the ministry plans
to provide food, soap, dish soap and other items to more than 500
families. "No lives were lost, but residents of these communities have
been unable to work for the past month and thus do not have money to
feed their families," the director said. "These fields are not only
their income source, but also a source of feed for their animals. All
crops in these areas have been destroyed."
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