DONATIONS to help with the rebuilding of Pakistan following fatal flooding has been sent by a day nursery and members of a Rotary Club.
A team from Padworth-based Jubilee Day Nursery made a donation, which was topped up by Pangbourne Rotary Club’s charity fund. In all, £2,700 was donated to the emergency fund.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) reported that 5.2 million people have been affected, with 436,000 houses destroyed by heavy rainfall and flash floods in September last year.
It is thought 1,200 people lost their lives and more than 4,900 were injured.
To help people affected, Rotary International has been working with LIFESAVER to help provide clean drinking water.
Funds have been used to purchase 33 LifeSaver Water Cubes, which were delivered to the Rotary Club of Islamabad Metropolitan (Pakistan) for distribution to affected families.
This overseas branch is focusing on ways to ensure clean drinking water is made available to the most affected areas.
Brian Davies, publicity chair of Pangbourne Rotary, said: “This is another great example of Pangbourne Rotary getting aid quickly to those who urgently need it by working directly with local Rotary organisations.”
