Subject: Worst floods in living memory
From: "Dominique Frankefort, WFP" <[email-masked]>
To: "R. Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:34:14 -0700

R. Hunter --

Here in Pakistan, heavy rains have washed away homes, shops, and bridges. Large parts of the northwest remain submerged, and many people are stranded with no access to food.

Yesterday we started delivering emergency food supplies to families in the hardest-hit areas. Over the next three months, in support of national efforts, we aim to help up to 150,000 families.

These floods are reportedly the worst in living memory, killing at least 1,100 people and leaving 1.5 million people in desperate need of help. 

Even before the rains hit, the World Food Program (WFP) has been providing emergency rations to one million people affected by intense fighting in northwest Pakistan, while supporting an additional 2.7 million crisis-affected people. 

The floods have unfortunately caused extensive damage to WFP warehouses where we’re storing significant food stocks for Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan. But supporters like you help ensure we’re in a strong position to continue our lifesaving operations, while meeting the needs of victims in an emergency. 

On behalf of the flood victims and my colleagues here in Pakistan, thank you so much for your dedication to WFP. 

Thanks,

Dom 

Dominique Frankefort
Deputy Country Director, Pakistan
World Food Program

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