Relief provided for Flood victims
As reported by the BBC and Guardian newspaper, there have been some devastating floods in Central and Eastern Sri Lanka in the past month with over one million people displaced. A large number of families have lost all their belongings and their means of income, as the paddy fields and reservoirs on which their livelihoods depend have been ruined. As a consequence, many of the families have been forced to move to temporary welfare centres as their homes have been destroyed. Help has been working through the Amman Girls Home to provide emergency relief assistance to help the local community in Akkaraipattu. Their report - below - sets out some details of the scale of the local problem and an indication of where your funds are being deployed. The daily cost of providing food and basic necessities for the 120 families displaced in welfare centres is approx £300. We have undertaken to provide as much assistance as we can.
If you or any friends, family or colleagues are able to provide further funds for this cause, please contact Dr Vip Thiagarasah at drvipt@yahoo.co.uk