Edited to add: I'm changing the post date on this so that it appears at the top of the page - things are just getting worse and these people need your help more than ever.
As I hope you've heard on the news, Pakistan is being plauged by the aftereffects of such serious flooding that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said "In the past I have witnessed many natural disasters around the world, but nothing like this." (Sky News) This is a guy who has personally witnessed some of the worst disasters in human history. I've recently read that more that 20 million people are now homeless because of the floods. I've read the number of people whose lives are devasted by this flooding is worse than the 2004 tsunami AND the 2005 Pakistan earthquake AND this year's earthquake in Haiti - COMBINED. There have been no telethons though. This natural disaster has found no celebrities begging the American people to donate to the worthiest cause - saving human life.
Please, I beg you, please. Look at the pictures. Look at the people suffering. They need your help - anything you can offer. Others I know are persuing other methods of helping, including utilizing facebook and gathering goods to be shipped to Pakistan. M decided to donate to Imran Khan's charity, Tehreek-e-Insaf. For a list of reputable and global organizations you can contribute to, Huffington Post has compiled some great information here.
To those who have asked if my family is okay, I cannot thank you enough for your concern. My family is fine, they're all in Karachi which has not been affected by the flooding. Thier hearts, though - my heart - is breaking for all the good, honest, hardworking people whose entire lives have been wiped clean with water. They urgently need help. Whatever you can give - your money, your time, your prayers.
Please, please do what you can.
