Church to aid Pakistan victims
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SALT LAKE CITY
The Church is coordinating with other relief agencies to provide aid to flood-ravaged Pakistan. The Church has partnered with International Relief and Development, International Medical Corps and Saba Aslam Welfare and Trust to locally purchase and distribute immediate relief supplies. Additional supplies from the Humanitarian Center in Salt Lake City will be shipped in the coming weeks in partnership with Islamic Relief USA.
Assessments are continuing to determine further support in the coming weeks.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Pakistan," said Bishop H. David Burton, presiding bishop of the Church, who oversees humanitarian efforts. "The generous donations of Church members and others is allowing the Church to provide aid that will relieve the suffering of many people."
Heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan triggered the worst flooding in 80 years beginning in late July. More than a third of the country has been impacted and over 1,500 people have died and 17 million others have been directly affected. More than 1.2 million homes have been destroyed, leaving an estimated 8 million people homeless.
No Church members, missionaries or meetinghouses were impacted by the flooding since there is no Church presence in the country.
