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Cardinal Coutts: in Pakistan the Poor are Victims of a Double Tragedy

“We are doing all we can with the resources at our disposal, but we need help. We need a lot of help. This is what Cardinal Joseph Coutts, Archbishop of Karachi, and chair of Caritas Pakistan, said to Caritas Internationalis following the heavy rains and floods that have hit Pakistan in the last two months. The tragic toll at the moment is of 300 dead and about 250 injured, while more than 216 thousand homes have been damaged. Sindh, the province of which Karachi is the capital, is among the most affected areas of the country.

Unfortunately, the international media landscape has completely neglected the drama of the Pakistani population, already seriously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Caritas Internationalis wants to give voice to their suffering.

“We have no memory of heavy rains like the ones that fell on Karachi in the last two months,” says the cardinal. He explains that the modest amount of rain that has fallen in recent years has led to the accumulation of waste along the storm drains that run through the city, some of which are up to 17 kilometers long. The construction of illegal dwellings has also prevented rainwater from draining and has caused flooding.

Praise the Lord

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