More than £60million has been raised for the victims of the devastating floods in Pakistan, it was announced yesterday.
So far £60,800,000 has been donated and fund raising will continue until Jan. 2011. The 2004 tsunami and the Haiti earthquake are the only 2 disasters to top this figure.
Brendon Gormley of the Disasters Emergency Committee said: "We’re hugely grateful to everyone who has shown their support. Donors to the DEC can be proud of the work they’re helping to fund.
"The sheer scale of the flooding, however, means that there is an enormous amount of work still to be done."
Slow response from parts of the international community means twenty million people still need urgent assistance.
An estimated 1.9 million homes were damaged or destroyed in the tragedy, and efforts are now needed to help rebuild lives.
Brendon Gormley of the Disasters Emergency Committee said: "We’re hugely grateful to everyone who has shown their support. Donors to the DEC can be proud of the work they’re helping to fund.
"The sheer scale of the flooding, however, means that there is an enormous amount of work still to be done."
Slow response from parts of the international community means twenty million people still need urgent assistance.
An estimated 1.9 million homes were damaged or destroyed in the tragedy, and efforts are now needed to help rebuild lives.
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