RCA steps up relief operations in Pakistan

Abu Dhabi, Sept 6, 2010 (WAM)- The Red Crescent Authority has stepped up its humanitarian operations in Pakistan to alleviate the hardships of the victims of the recent flood that swept Pakistan. RCA team could reach a number of cities and remote villages which have not yet received relief efforts. RCA is working on diverse areas of relief including distribution of food, health care and vaccination against diseases. The RCA team moved from Peshawar a convoy of 7 trucks carrying essential food for distributing them in the various villages and makeshift camps yesterday. A survey was carried out earlier last week to assess the requirements of the families who became homeless due to the flooding. – Emirates News Agency, WAM