no end no border has been the last major flood disaster found that in particular the north and north-east Sri Lanka has affected.
on 2 March, the international Catholic news agency Zenit: Sri Lanka: 88,000 families are currently living in 430 tent cities
affected some 1.2 million people from flooding - Carolers help
COLOMBO, 2 March 2011 (ZENIT.org) .- After a temporary improvement
weather in recent weeks, came again to
flooding that had already entered the country in December last year
of which now over 1 million people in the north and northwest
of the country are affected.
After heavy rains, roads and entire villages were flooded,
caused major damage in the agricultural sector and to infrastructure.
As seen from data of the disaster center (DMC) in Colombo, had to leave
over 320,000 people their homes and some 88,000 families are currently living
in 430 tent cities and public accommodations.
are now feared epidemics, although the health authorities so far
no particular alarm launched. Before the last flood had
epidemic centers distributed a circular in which the employees were informed about the health
preventive measures
should be implemented. In a statement, said the Organization of the United Nations
for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs,
Sinnathmabi Sharamuham responsible for health matters in the district of Batticaloa
that neither among the homeless still
other stakeholders Signs of an outbreak of epidemic
were registered. "We see the region with mobile clinics continue to observe," said
for UN staff, "In addition, special groups are also
nutritional status of children aged under five who control
health facilities and the quality of drinking water.
As it now looks like we can do it. there will be problems,
should remain on the fields flooded. In the districts Apara,
Batticaloa and Polonnaruwa are not many roads impassable.
with an emergency aid package worth € 30,000 to help the carol singers
the people of Sri Lanka, the massive of the Active cases are affected. This tells the action
Epiphany singing in a statement that the present
Fides.
"With the help of the carol singers can relief packages for about 670 families
be collected. An estimated 2700 children, we can thus achieve
" said Dorothea Schmidt, country desk officer in the children's charity
"The Carolers". Included in the packages include rice,
pulses, milk powder, and drinking water. In close consultation with the local partner
, Father Nihal Liyanage concentrated by the Salesians of Don Bosco,
the help of the carol singers on the areas in the northeast,
the supply of human there will be organized by the region from Vavuniya
.
just the Catholic church - caritas, religious communities parishes - is incredibly dedicated, provide relief to affected people. in the Caritas office in Borella (Colombo) a day in small and large donations given.
to see the miserable, depressed. but great to see the solidarity, dear.
