Web desk (LTN NEWS): Floods have caused a huge amount of damage all over Pakistan, and everyone, including Mehwish Hayat, is doing what they can to help flood victims. The actor, who is also the global ambassador for Penny Appeal, went on Sky News and BBC and talked about how she felt she needed to do more than just tweet about this problem.
Friday, Hayat posted clips from both of her interviews on Instagram. In an interview with Sky News, the London Nahi Jaunga actress said, “One-third of the country has been flooded, 50 million people have been forced to leave their homes, and we know of 1,500 deaths. However, there are so many places where people and aid groups can’t get to the people who need help right now.”
The actor also said, citing a report, that more than 70,000 pregnant women are due to give birth next month, but they don’t have shelter, food, or clean water. Hayat said that they have “lost everything” and that these people will now have to start over and rebuild their lives.
“I really wanted to do something about it, and I felt like I needed to do more than just tweet. That’s why I’m working with the charity organization Penny Appeal to help people who need it.
Penny Appeal is on the ground in 13 of the most affected areas, and 72 of the 160 districts that have been declared disaster zones by the government, according to a recent report. You can imagine how big the damage is, how bad the situation is, and how much help is needed on all fronts.”
She also said that she would go to the flood-affected areas and talk to the people there to find out what they need. In this time, we really need the world and all the viewers to step up and help people in need.
With her request, she told the audience that the still water is spreading diseases that can be caught from the water and that winter is coming, which is already hard for people. Now, those people have to deal with it while they are on the move and have nowhere to stay.
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“Winter is one of the hardest times of the year for these places, and to think they don’t even have a place to stay. The camps don’t have tents for them to sleep in at night or have any kind of normal life. I think a lot needs to be done. According to government estimates, the damage is worth $10 billion. It’s going to take years to get back to normal,” she said.
Hayat, speaking for the millions of people affected, asked people to donate whatever they could because it could help tens of thousands of people.
