The devastating floods in Pakistan have lead to international calls for emergency aid to victims. Among the groups affected by the flooding are Afghan refugees in Pakistan. In support of Afghan refugees, the Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees (DACAAR) is now assessing needs for emergency aid in the refugee camps in north-western Pakistan.

At least two refugee camps in Pakistan, which accommodated over 5,000 Afghan refugee families, have been washed away by floods. Furthermore thousands of houses in about 20 refugee camps across the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province (former North West Frontier Province) have been damaged.

The floods are the worst to hit Pakistan in decades. So far, more than 1,600 people have lost their lives, and the floods are threatening southern Pakistan provinces as well. 

In the wake of the flooding disaster there is an urgent need to secure drinking water. Wells have been flooded and need to be cleansed or reconstructed. Access to safe drinking water is further crucial to help preventing outbreaks of diseases.

DACAAR has worked in support of Afghan refugees since 1984 and has a long history of providing emergency water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) support to Afghan refugees in Pakistan. With its current base of operations in Kabul, Afghanistan, the organisation can respond with a very short notice to the emergency needs caused by the continuing floods in neighbouring Pakistan.

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