Devastating Floods Affect Millions in India
Hundreds of thousands of homes were leveled by destructive floodwaters.
 Displaced residents line up at the OBI medical clinic.
Floodwaters destroyed thousands of acres of land.
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India - Operation Blessing teams are responding with
emergency disaster relief after heavy monsoon rains prompted
severe flooding in western India. More than 1,000 people
have already perished after weeks of incessant rainfall.
The city of
Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, was deluged with
37 inches of rain in 24 hours -- the
most any Indian city has ever received in one day.
Officials estimate 25 million people have been impacted by the widespread flooding. OBI relief workers navigated treacherous roads to reach the hardest hit areas in the state of Gujarat, where up to 10,000 different villages have been inundated by floodwaters. Food distribution efforts began immediately, and OBI medical teams soon arrived to care for the sick and injured.
More
than
6,000
flood victims have received meals from
Operation Blessing, while OBI doctors have treated
9,870
people in need.
OBI relief efforts are also underway in Uttar Pradesh
and Yavatmal, Maharastra, where more than 3,000 people
have received medical care and 350 families were given
temporary housing materials.
Additionally, Operation Blessing is supplying community assistance through providing temporary shelters, burying animals and other debris removal and distributing supplies at one local prison that was impacted by the flooding. As damage assessment persists, concerns are growing over the threat of water-borne diseases as well. Indian authorities have distributed medicine to many survivors, but thousands remain stranded in amid huge lakes of standing water. Train services, telecommunications and electricity supplies have been disrupted throughout the region by driving rains, floodwaters and resulting landslides. Estimated losses from the floods have been placed at $2.3 billion. How You Can Help Every day, Operation Blessing teams are at work around the world responding to the needs of disaster victims. From the latest flooding in India to the tsunamis that devastated Southeast Asia, OBI needs your support to help those affected by these and other calamities.
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