Angelina Jolie visit in Pakistan
Goodwill Ambassador Jolie sees urgency of more aid in Pakistan JABEL SHAROON, Pakistan, Nov 28 (UNHCR) UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie peered through the helicopter window at mile after mile of destroyed houses, and at the meagre possessions of poor Pakistanis buried in rubble strewn down the mountain sides. You fly over the area and you can t believe it, said Jolie during her threeday visit for the UN refugee agency that ended on Saturday. No one sitting at home has any idea what this really looks like. It is unbelievable. For 20 minutes flying we just saw one house after another broken. There is nothing The Goodwill Ambassador came to see firsthand the impact of the October 8 earthquake that killed at least 73, 000 people and left tens of thousands homeless in one of the poorest areas of a generally impoverished country. From highaltitude villages where assistance is just arriving, to the almost totally destroyed city of Balakot, t br, br,
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