BBC NEWS – Pakistan Floods cause huge losses to crops
Link to original article; http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10948275

Summary / Reflection:
Because of the deadly floods in Pakistan, a significant amount of crops have been washed away, says Nazar Muhammad Gondal. Victims of the floods have lost everything, and the government is requesting that victims from the floods should not add any more difficulty to their lives by having to fast the Muslim Ramadan time period. Pakistan insists that its government is doing all that it can to those in need.
I’m wondering why the rest of the world doesn’t care. When Haiti was in need of help, thousands donated and many famous singers sang a song to encourage people to help. A countless number of lives have been lost and I haven’t heard of any one famous singing a song for Pakistan.
Because of heavy rainfall, water is still flooding Pakistan and is coming from the Indus river. “We have losses in cotton, in sugarcane, in rice, in pulses and in tobacco – these are huge losses for the future, (BBC)” These are huge losses, because many of these substances bring money in to Pakistan. People are desperate and starving because their whole lives have been washed away. They have reached such a state of desperation that on 12th August, they were attacking aid workers.
The article ends by stating the beliefs of one senior Islamabad envoy. He blames the Prime Minister of the UK, David Cameron, because he believes that they public are not helping because David Cameron made a statement about “exploiting terror” into Pakistan. Mr. Cameron had angered this said Islamabad on a recent visit to Pakistan. Despite that The UN has asked for more than $450m (£290m) to help the 14 million Pakistanis affected by the floods.
Pakistan is in need of help, and some one besides the UN has to give it.
Essential Questions:
1. Why are these Pakistan floods so much more important than any other Pakistan floods?
2. Why are countries so hesitant / reluctant or unwilling to help?
Map of Pakistan / Flood Picture
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Link to flood picture: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10948275
Link to Map of Pakistan: http://www.welt-atlas.de/map_of_pakistan_5-758
Works Cited
BBC News – Pakistan Floods Cause ‘huge Losses’ to Crops.” BBC News. 12 Aug. 2010. Web. 28 Aug. 2010. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10948275>.





