MRCS urges Malaysians to support Pakistan flood relief fund
SHAH ALAM - The Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) had urged for support for the Emergency Appeal to be raised following the recent floods in Pakistan.
As an active component of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and one of the 192 Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies, MRCS expressed concerns and supports the Emergency Appeal in aid of Pakistan.
It also urged for Malaysians to do the same.
MRCS has called for the public, corporations, private sectors and organisations to support this effort by donating generously towards the MRCS Appeal for Pakistan Monsoon Floods.
Tan Sri Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah, the MRCS National chairman said immediate action must be taken in order to aid the flood victims in Pakistan.
“We are deeply saddened and concerned over the flood situation in Pakistan and the destruction it has caused to fellow human beings.
“We must act fast and act immediately to help save lives and to support those in dire need of assistance.
“I am also appealing to the members of the print and electronic media to help publicise this urgent call to support the flood-stricken communities of Pakistan who desperately need our help,” she said in a statement.
Earlier, the International Fund for Relief and Development (IFRC) launched an Emergency Appeal of CHF25,000,000 to support the Pakistan Red Crescent Society in its urgent need to increase its immediate humanitarian assistance to the affected people.
This was also to provide support in the long term for the reconstruction of their lives and livelihoods.
It has been reported that Pakistan has been receiving unusually high monsoon rainfall that was approximately three times greater than the average for the past 30 years, leading to unmanageable flash floods and landslides that have affected more than 33 million people nationwide.
Since mid-June, the flooding has claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people, including more than 300 children.
