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person at village: |
We
share Niaz’s story, an employee in Karachi –
a survivor from the village of Elahi. With an
original population of 300 people, Elahi village
had approximately 100 of its residents perish
in the earthquake. Most of the houses in the
villages are made of mud and could not withstand
the quake – what is left now are a few standing
structures, which the villages are afraid to
enter, and flattened houses.
Niaz
explained that at the time of our donation,
there had been no government aid in Elahi. Choppers
once air dropped food, however it was dropped
from such a height that all the containers broke
upon contact with the ground. Although we have
given single-fly tents in this higher-plain
area, the desperation is such that Niaz was
very happy with the tents and conveys his thanks
to our donors who made this shelter available
to him and his family. |
