D for donate: SMS to save lives in flood crisis 2011

Donate Rs10 for flood victims of Pakistan through SMS by typing D and sending it to 2471. Share the message.

People can donate Rs10 for flood victims of Pakistan through SMS by typing D and sending it to 2471 as part of an Express Media group initiative.

Land line users can also call [phone] to make donations.

Cellphone users who want to donate more can dial 247 and record their message for donation.

Money can also be transferred directly into the Express Helpline Trust account:

Account No. 0056 7900 271303

Habib Bank Ltd. Clifton Branch, Karachi

The Express Helpline trust raised over Rs25 million during the 2010 floods crisis via donations. The funds were used for immediate flood relief as well as construction of 100 homes in Charsadda and Thatta.

There has been virtually no response at all, to a UN call for $357 million in aid to help flood victims trapped in a flood that the prime minister now concedes could be as bad as that which hit last year. The UN appeal for funds is intended to help desperate people who have received too little help.

Some 800,000 families hit by the ongoing floods calamity remain homeless. The army is active again, travelling across kilometres of flooded farmland in boats to rescue people who have just the clothes on their backs.