Chicago area relief efforts are helping victims of flooding in Pakistan.
Dr. Abdul Ghauri has been helping lead the relief efforts in the Chicago area for the tens of millions of people affected by the flooding in Pakistan.More than one-third of the country is underwater, including Ghauri's hometown. It's all due to record monsoon rains and melting glaciers in Pakistan's northern mountains.SEE ALSO |
The nonprofit, headquartered in suburban Detroit, has been on the ground in Pakistan from the beginning.The death toll is over 1,200 people. The World Health Organization is worried about the spread of infectious diseases. People in the Chicago area with loved ones in Pakistan have been trying to check in with them as much as possible to see how they can help.
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