Pakistan’s cricket star and captain Shahid Afridi, who retired from the sport in July after losing a Test game against Australia, announced last week that he has launched an aid campaign for the millions affected by flood-stricken Pakistan.
In this summer’s monsoons, Pakistan has been hit by its heaviest flooding in 80 years, resulting in the worst humanitarian crisis in its history. It is estimated that the death toll will rise from the current numbers of 1,400 to 3,000 and that 14 million Pakistanis have already been affected by homelessness, hunger, and increasing incidence of water-borne diseases. The country’s southern and northwestern provinces have been particularly hard-hit.