Monsoon
brings life to India. Farmers laugh when rains finally arrive. Hydro-electric
dams and drinking water reservoir find replenishment for the entire year. Dying
rivers once again begin to teem with life. This rain water will allow people,
crops, and animals to live for the next eleven months.
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| Flooded Village. Photo Source: IE |
However, monsoon
can also bring death.
The rains
this year has been in excess. Rivers are flooded. Several villages are inundated
by water. More than 70 people have already died. Many homes have collapsed or
ravaged by flood. Tribes in many places have started to move higher up into the
mountain forests. Weatherman predicts
continuing heavy spell of rains; this means more destruction.
Odisha is
one of the worst hit areas. IET has a significant presence in hundreds of
villages in this state. Tens of thousands of people have been rendered homeless
in eastern parts of India. Pastor
Khosla says, “Villages are inundated
with water. Grains and crops are destroyed. People have nowhere to go and
nothing to eat. Most have escaped with just the clothes on their back. Some are
still marooned and have to be rescued.”
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URGENT NEED: RELIEF WORK
Our field
leaders are preparing to begin relief work. The immediate need is to provide clean
drinking water, basic food supply, blankets, tents, basic food supplies and medicine
where needed. One thousand relief kits containing these things are being prepared
to be given out in the next twenty-four hours.
RELIEF KIT
I request
your prayers.
For online donation please click here
One relief kit containing clean drinking water, basic food supply to last few days, blanket and one pair of cloth will cost about $ 24.
One relief kit containing clean drinking water, basic food supply to last few days, blanket and one pair of cloth will cost about $ 24.
