KARACHI: The Sindh Branch of Pakistan Red Crescent (PRC) immediately deployed its disaster management team to distribute relief items to the families affected by the fire-blazed villages in Mehar taluka of Dadu district.

According to a press release, Pakistan Red Crescent Sindh Disaster Management Team, led by Senior Vice Chairman Raffique Ahmed Jafferi, visited the two fire-blazed villages 35 km away from Mehar City, met the affected families and offered prayers and condolences. Villagers told the Red Crescent team that a severe sandstorm caused the fire to burn everything to ashes in 10 minutes, which is common this season of the year.

Under the supervision of Senior Vice Chairman Jafferi, the team has distributed a package consisting of Hygiene kits, Carnosine Stoves, Hurricane Lamps, mosquito nets and mats amongst 185 affected families in both fire-blazed villages. Jafferi said that immediately after the incident, a team from PRC District Branch Dadu was deployed to assess the situation and apprise the provincial headquarters in Karachi about the need for assistance to the families affected by the fire.

Jafferi said the PDMA Sindh had already distributed tents and rations to the affected families, so the Red Crescent tried to provide other relief items that could help them further. He further said that Pakistan Red Crescent Sindh is always ready to alleviate the suffering of the victims of any disaster or horrific incident. Jafferi also urged philanthropists and donors to make maximum donations to the Pakistan Red Crescent for the victims of the Dadu fire so that more help could be given to those in need in a timely manner.