This year’s monsoon floods, the worst to strike South Asia in more than a decade, have directly affected more than 45 million people across India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and left over 1,400 people dead.
BELIEVERS EASTERN CHURCH RELIEF EFFORTS
To do its bit to help the affected people, Believers Eastern Church carried out massive relief operations in all the affected nations, reaching out to the victims of the flood and providing immediate relief to communities impacted by the deluge. Over 15,000 kilograms of relief materials were distributed among the affected people. Read the stories below to know more about the church’s relief efforts.
The relief efforts are still ongoing and this post will be updated as new relief reports come in.
Believers Church Diocese of Patna held relief distributions in six flood-ravaged districts of Bihar from 16th to 21st September 2017, reaching out to 1,500 flood affected families with relief supplies.
Believers Church Diphu of Diocese in collaboration with different NGOs organized a flood relief distribution at Kaziranga National Park Area on 3rd September 2017 where they.
Majuli, the only river island district in India, faces severe flooding and bank erosion, every year. This year, over 80,000 people in 140 villages were affected by the fury of the floods,…
In continuation of its relief efforts, Believers Church Diocese of Kathmandu held yet two more relief distributions in Chitwan and Parsa districts on 29th and 30th August 2017 to help the…
As part of its humanitarian efforts, Believers Church Diocese of Pokhara held a relief supply distribution in Banke District on 29th August 2017 to help families displaced by…
To lend a supporting hand to flood victims and mitigate their sufferings caused by the natural calamity, Believers Church Diocese of Jonai distributed over 2,500 kilograms of dry rations…
On 27th August 2017, Believers Church Diocese of Buniyadpur distributed fresh meals to flood affected people at four different places in Dakshin Dinajpur District of West Bengal….
In an effort to to help needy families that have been temporarily displaced from their homes and left in dire straits following floods, Believers Church Diocese of Dehradun held a relief supply…
Incessant heavy rains and multiple waves of flooding in Assam have led to a huge loss of life, submerging 25 districts and affecting over 33 lakh people and leaving several…
Flooding and landslides triggered by monsoon rains hit Sri Lanka in May, leaving more than 200 people dead and over 600,000 displaced from their homes.
