Karachi, Pakistan, Aug 8, 2019 / 16:29 pm
A 52-year-old Caritas volunteer helped rescue more than two dozen families from a recent flood in Karachi, Pakistan.
Francis Javed, a father of six who works as a cobbler, told ucanews.com that he received a phone call from Caritas Pakistan Karachi at 11 a.m. on July 30. They warned him about an overflowing dam not far away.
"I shifted my family to a relative's house, alerted the community members and made announcements in the local mosque requesting people to evacuate or climb on to their rooftops," he said.
Javed's announcement helped people prepare for the flood waters, which reached his district about three hours later. When the army arrived, Javed helped them rescue people trapped in their homes over the next five hours.