Sikhs rise to the occasion once again
Nowshera, UN-affiliated NGO United Sikhs has rushed in relief supplies immediately in Charsadda District affecting the lives of thousands of people and the livestock, besides unprecedented damage to the property.
Right from day one the local Sikh volunteers of United Sikhs immediately setup camp to move the flood affected families to safe areas and provide them with food, water, and other immediate supplies under the leadership of United Sikhs representative in Pakistan Herdyal Singh
So far the floods have injured 1,634, 7,35,375 livestock animals have been lost, damaging nearly 10,000 homes, n149 bridges, 170 shops, and 3,451kms of road stretch as per the latest report of National Disaster Management Authority.
Ravi Kuma, member of the Provincial Assembly Khyber Pakhtunkhwa visited Nowshera and met Hindu, Christian and other local families and appreciating the efforts of United Sikhs appealed to the world community to support the relief efforts.
Another United Sikhs volunteer, Sagarjeet Singh who is a member of Pakistan Sikh Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee informed that incessant floods collapsed the roof of Gurudwara at Shikarpur Singh killing two on the spot, and destroying the entire building.
The Saroop of Guru Granth Sahib was retrieved safely and moved to the home nearby of a Gursikh family, he said.
United Sikhs has issued a global appeal for relief and medical supplies for the medical camps it is arranging for the people.
UNITED SIKHS is an international humanitarian service organisation, affiliated to UN, engaged in relief and rehabilitation in the times of disaster, combating poverty and hunger, empowering the disadvantaged through literacy, and providing legal aide to the miniority communities around the world. Founded in 1999 in New York, where it is headquartered, United Sikhs has chapters in North America, Asia, Africa, Australia and Europe.
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