Showbiz star Mehwish Hayat said that just tweets are not enough to support flood-victims in Pakistan and more efforts are needed to help needy people. Mehwish Hayat, who is also the global ambassador for Penny Appeal, appeared on Sky News and BBC and said she would something different than tweeting.
In her recent interview to Sky News, famous showbiz celebrity said, “Third of the country has drowned under water, 50 million people are displaced, 1,500 casualties have been reported, so far, and there are so many areas where people and donor agencies are not able to get access to the people who really need help right now.”
Citing a WHO report, she said more than 70,000 pregnant women are expected to deliver next month and currently, those women don’t have shelter, food or clean drinking water. She said they have “lost everything” and that these people will now have to rebuild and restart their lives.
“I really wanted to do something about it and I felt that I needed to do more than just tweet and that’s why I’m working the charity organisation Penny Appeal to get help wherever needed. Penny Appeal is on ground in 13 most affected areas and according to a recent report out of 160 districts 72 have been declared as disaster zones by the government. You can imagine the scale of the damage, the disaster and the fact that so much help is needed on every front.”
She also announced that she will visit the flood affected areas herself and will speak to the people affected by the flood, trying to find out about how they need to be assisted. “In this time we really need the world and all the viewers to rise to the challenge and help people in need because I believe that if you save one life, you save the world and with your little help, whatever little you can spare, that can help save thousands of lives. Right now, they don’t even have basic medical aid, the women who will be delivering will be needing medical care, help and assistance,” she requested.
With her request she also informed viewers about waterborne illnesses that are being spread due to the still water as well as the upcoming winter season that is already a challenge for people. Those people now have to deal with it while being displaced and having nowhere to seek shelter.
