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Urgent Relief Required by Flood Devastated Communities. ACT NOW!

8/25/2013

 
Floodwaters from the Ganges and Varuna rivers have inundated low-lying communities of Varanansi, bringing devastation to the lives of those living in these communities. 
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Poor and struggling families have had their homes and livelihoods drowned beneath the muddy, silted waters of the Ganges. Now they crowd into tiny emergency shelters, on the roofs of homes, and some, more distant to the river’s edge, remain in their waterlogged homes. Elsewhere, men and women walk through waist-deep water in the streets to reach their upper level lodgings.

Water and electricity have been cut in the worst affected areas, and gas is too dangerous to use, so there is no way to cook food. Some families have lost their food stores with no money to replace them. Others spend their meager savings on street food. And the situation is worsening for these families as the water level continues to rise. On Sunday, a survey of local neighborhoods estimated 1,000 people would require meals. By Monday morning, this count had increased to 2.400.

On Monday, the Sai Maa Vishnu Shakti Trust together with ASMITA, began delivering food to assist those in the lowest lying areas of Nagwa, Bhagvanpur and Assi Ghat – our neighbors around the Sai Maa Moksha Dham Ashram. This is scheduled to continue over this week. This is your opportunity to provide immediate relief to the suffering being experienced by these families.

We urge you to show your support by contributing from your heart to this Just One appeal. The food distributions have already commenced, and we are raising $5,000 to provide immediate support to an estimated 2,400 people. This appeal ends on Friday, August 30th 2013. Should the floodwaters continue to rise, Sai Maa Vishnu Shakti Trust may decide to extend this service to supply additional meals for these or more families until they have abated.

When you choose to ‘Donate Now’, the ‘Humanitarian Projects’ option will ensure that your donation assists those devastated by the floods in Varanasi. All monies donated by Aug 30th will be directly used to fund this project.

Because of the danger of entering the severely affected areas, and the contamination of the water these photos only show the furthest reaches of the floodwaters. ASMITA representatives estimated that the housing continued for a further 2 blocks with the water deepening as it became closer to the river.

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