This article was last updated on April 16, 2022
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McGuinty Government Makes Donation To Red Cross And Red Crescent
The McGuinty government today announced that it is donating $200,000 to the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to aid victims of the flooding in Pakistan.
The United Nations reports that this is Pakistan’s worst flooding in nearly a century. It has now affected more than four million people and left at least 1,600 dead.
QUOTES
"The bonds between Pakistan and Ontario are strong. Particularly in this time of tragedy, I join not only with Ontario’s Pakistani community but with all Ontarians in sending our thoughts and prayers to the people of Pakistan. I know this donation will help provide care to the victims of the floods and help ensure their basic needs are met."
– Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
QUICK FACTS
- After causing huge destruction in the northwest, floodwaters have moved southward and submerged villages and some urban centres in Punjab and Sindh province.
- Authorities are using approximately 30 boats to help the evacuation of 500,000 people living along the river banks and have set up 400 relief camps.
- Premier Dalton McGuinty visited Punjab province during a 2007 trade mission to India and Pakistan.
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