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CANADA’S RESPONSE TO THE PAKISTAN FLOODS
The floods in Pakistan are a disaster of epic proportions. In terms of the number of people affected, it's worse than the tsunami of December 2004, with millions of people caught up in the flooding. Worse than the earthquake in Haiti. And yet, it doesn't feel as immediate. Why? We talk to several sources who help us understand the situation in Pakistan and what our role as Canadians should be, including Omar Hayat, a regular voice on The Link, who talks about his perspective on what’s happening in his country of origin, Khalid Usman, a Pakistani-Canadian in Markham, Ontario who’s raising money for flood victims and Rahul Singh, founder and director of GlobalMedic, a disaster relief organization that’s already sent one team to Pakistan and is working on sending a second team.
Websites:
- http://globalmedic.ca
- http://idrf.com/
Photo1: Flood affected villagers ferry their household belongings to safer ground in Jafarabad, Pakistan, on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Fida Hussain)
Photo2: Pakistani flood survivor Kalo Mai looks on as she, along with her family members, takes shelter at a railway station in Multan, in central Pakistan on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
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