2014-12-06 15:26:00

Caritas India helps thousands of flood victims ‎in J&K


Drinking water for 200 families, medical care for 8.000 patients and non-perishable kits for more 2.000 ‎people are some of the aid offered by Caritas India to the victims of floods that affected the Indian state of ‎Jammu and Kashmir last September. More than 300 people have died in India and Pakistan in ‎mudslides and landslides following torrential rains.  "We have built temporary shelter for 200 families with special canvas tents ‎to safeguard the displaced families from rain and harsh weather", Fr. Frederick D'Souza, executive ‎director of Caritas India told AsiaNews.  The Catholic Church’s charity arm has been working in five ‎districts of Pulwama, Kugam, Srinagar, Rajauri and Poonch.  It has supported drinking water to 600 ‎families in Pulwama district, 30 litres per family per day. In terms of medical support, Caritas India ‎along with government and Holy Family Hospital New Delhi and Camellion Task Force conducted ‎medical camps thereby treating about 8.000 patients.  Caritas India also provided non-food items and ‎chlorine tablets to 14 villages in Phulwama.‎ (Source: AsiaNews)








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