Charity RLAF seeks donations for disaster-hit Afghanistan, Pakistan

Local charity Rahmatan Lil Alamin Foundation (RLAF) has launched a fundraising campaign to raise at least $100,000 for communities affected by recent natural disasters in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

- Wong Man Shun

The campaign runs from Sept 15 to Oct 5, with all donated funds going towards search-and-rescue support, food, clean water, emergency health and medical supplies, mental health and psychosocial support, and other essential supplies to affected people in both countries, RLAF said in a statement on Sept 16.

Afghanistan was hit by a 6-magnitude earthquake, described as one of the country’s deadliest in recent years, on Aug 31, and a 5.5-magnitude quake on Sept 2. More than 2,200 people were killed, with at least 8,000 homes destroyed.

In mid-August, Pakistan was hit by severe flash floods that submerged over 2,000 villages. More than two million people were displaced. Thirty-three people have died so far.

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