In the month of October 2021, severe flooding affected state of Kerala, in India due to unusual rainfall. Floods and landslides taken away the lives of many and hundreds of houses were damaged. Thousands of families are forced to take shelter in relief camps. The flood victims were in desperate need of relief support to survive and get back to their normal life.
We, the community of Shanthigiri visited the most affected areas, at Koottickal, Kavaly, Mundakayam, Velanilam of Kottayam district under the dioceses of Pala. The rain has ripped the roofs off homes, uprooted trees, brought down power lines and many areas were underwater. People had lost everything they had and were struggling just to stay alive. A number of Immediate Response Teams have been deployed all around to carry out the rescue work.
After visiting the place and listening to the people and the parish priest, we could realize that people are really in need of our support. They were staying in the camps in schools and the parish halls and in the church. In Kavaly, 6 people in a family completely taken away by the landslides. In Koottickal more than 200 houses were taken away by the landslide. Those people need the land to construct the houses. They were in the camp without any of their belongings Government officials visited the area and the people but their help is always very slow.
After our visit we decided to support them. The parish priest has given the list of material things which are needed for the people like, bed, blanket, torch, domestic articles, food articles and money to repair the houses of people which were damaged partially. With the help and support of the association of Réseau des entrepreneurs Solidaires under the leadership of Mr. Edward we could reach out to them in their immediate needs. We are thankful to the friends of the association especially Mr. Eduard and Mr. Pierre who involved in this charitable action directly.
We could really feel the presence of our Blessed founder Louis-Edouard Cestac at this time of need.
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