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Photo Gallery Helping Flood Victims in Pakistan

UNHCR delivers aid to people displaced by floods in Pakistan

All photos UNHCR /S. Phelps

UNHCR teams are distributing tents and other emergency aid to families displaced by severe flooding in Pakistan. More than five million people have been affected by this year's floods and government estimates put the number of families in urgent need of emergency shelter at over 200,000.

In southern Sindh province, which has been hit particularly hard, UNHCR has so far delivered 2,000 tents and 2,000 kits containing jerry cans, blankets and sleeping mats, as well as 4,000 plastic sheets to be used for basic shelter. Many of the families displaced by the floods continue to live in makeshift shelters.

Flooding has hindered transportation in the region, which makes the delivery of aid slow and difficult. Flood victims congregate on the nearest available dry land and create makeshift shelters.A family of eight prepares to settle at a spontaneous site in Badin district.Flood victims camp along the roads of Badin district. Many flood victims were still recovering from last year's catastrophic floods when they were displaced for a second time. A flooded road in southern Pakistan. In Badin district, staff organize one of this year’s first UNHCR distributions of aid supplies for flood victims. UNHCR tents in Badin district.Displaced people set up tents on whatever dry land they can find.A family of flood survivors sets up camp with salvaged items from their ruined homes in Thatta district.Tents are set up for families displaced by the floods in Thatta district.A girl stands among the newly-erected tents for flood survivors in Thatta district. People setting up tents in Thatta district.A young Pakistani girl whose family was displaced by the floods.A family of flood survivors surveys their new household items from UNHCR in Thatta district.Children play among the tents set up for flood victims in Thatta district.A displaced woman prepares a meal for her family at a camp site in Thatta district.