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<H1>Pakistan flood disaster update</H1>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>The <STRONG>Pakistan Amateur Radio Society</STRONG> (PARS)
reports that emergency communications support for ham radio amateurs have been
extended in the past week to three more villages.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>PARS emergency communications organiser <STRONG>Asad Marwat
AP2AUM</STRONG> said food and non-food items have been provided to around 1,000
families in the Charsadda and Nowshera areas.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>He said that a medical camp was also established which
treated almost 700 patients mainly suffering from Skin and Gastro diseases.
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>The United Nations estimates 20 million have been affected
across Pakistan by the flood disaster and 1600 lives lost. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Asad AP2AUM said that the area is not covered under the
2-metre repeater footprint so communications have been restriction to simplex
operation within the group. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>He said <STRONG>that about 30 hams are providing help to
those who have fled the flooded areas</STRONG>.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Additionally <STRONG>hand-held radios and cross band
repeaters and antennas have been offered from Turkey</STRONG>. Once they arrive,
said Asad AP2AUM, the relief operation can be successfully expanded into Inner
Punjab Province. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>PARS continues working in collaboration with Islamabad Jeep
Club members with their 4WD sport utility vehicles delivering essential relief
supplies, with medical help being provided by the Pakistan Academy of Family
Physicians.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma> </FONT></P>
<P><EM><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG>Jim Linton
VK3PC</STRONG><BR><BR></FONT></EM><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Chairman,<BR>IARU R3
Disaster Communications Committee</FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>