INDIA FLOODS
Emergency Alert - 8/07
You can help
our local partners
provide needed assistance.
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Background:
Lutheran World Relief (LWR) is responding to one of the worst monsoon seasons in living memory throughout India. Since mid-June, torrential rains have caused flooding and created havoc in states throughout states in the south, west and northern regions of the county.
According to the Indian government, over 1,000 people have died in the flooding. In many areas, electricity has been cut off and fresh water sources have been contaminated. Standing crops have been destroyed and there is a large scale loss of personal and public property, crippling livelihoods and displacing tens of thousands of people.
People belonging to marginalized sections are the worst off, with few means of coping. The living conditions in the affected areas and relief camps are appalling and people lack basic necessities. Currently the state governments are struggling to deal with the situation.
| LWR AND PARTNERS ARE HELPING |
LWR is working with Action by Churches Together (ACT), a global alliance of churches and related agencies that assists in disaster response worldwide, and its partner organizations, Churches Auxiliary for Social Action (CASA) and United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India (UELCI) to respond to the situation. Current relief efforts include:
- Assisting over 58,000 of the most vulnerable people in the affected states
- Providing emergency food rations, clothing, relief kits, and temporary shelter
- Equipping community groups to repair of over 700 houses and 15 schools
LWR will continue to respond to this emergency as additional needs are assessed.
The best way to assist people caught in an emergency is to give cash so that our partner staff on the ground can be most effective.
To contribute online, click below. You will be given the opportunity to choose “India Floods” for your contribution.
Your gift will be used to respond to the “India Floods” until needs there are met. After that, further gifts will be used to help LWR respond where the need is greatest. Please also consider making an unrestricted donation which will enable LWR to respond quickly to the next emergency.
During regular business hours, Monday through Friday, you may also call 1-800-LWR-LWR-2, or mail a check or money order to:
Lutheran World Relief -
India Floods
P.O. Box 17061
Baltimore, MD 21298-9832
USA
MEDIA CONTACT:
Emily Sollie, 410-230-2802 (office), 202-320-7400 (cell), esollie@lwr.org
Lutheran World Relief is a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), individuals and parish groups in international relief, development, advocacy and social responsibility. LWR is a member of Action by Churches Together.
