World Vision India provided relief material to about 3,000 flood affected families

Besides NDRF, police, administration, common citizens, and volunteers, the NGOs are also extending helping hands to the flood affected families.

Nine states in India are reeling under the effects of severe monsoon flooding in which about 200 have been killed in different parts of the country and thousands were displaced after monsoon rains battered several states. Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala are among the worst-hit provinces. 

Earlier in July, over 210 people lost their lives and 14 million people were affected by the severe floods in the Bihar, West Bengal and Assam. In addition to the NDRF and various government agencies, the NGO is also responding for help. The food, clothes, medicines and even volunteers are being sent to the affected regions by the NGOs and self-help organisations of India.   

World Vision India is also responding to the affected communities in these states over the past few weeks, reaching over 3000 families with emergency relief. In Kerala, 92 people have been killed in floods. 80 landslides have occurred across eight districts.  Over 60 people are feared dead due to a landslide in Kavalappara. Fifty-four people have lost their lives and 200,000 people have been displaced in north Karnataka and where Belagavi, Chikkmanglur, Shivamogga are among the worst-hit districts. Thousands of hectares of crops have been destroyed due to this unprecedented rainfall. In Maharashtra, 49 people have lost their lives due to the heavy rains. Several districts have been isolated due to heavy rainfall. Over 400,000 have been evacuated from five districts of Maharashtra, including Kolhapur, Satara and Sangli. Over 20 people died in rain-related incidents in Gujarat.

“There is a high likelihood of the flood situation worsening across many states. We are monitoring the situation and are on alert. We have already begun immediate response in a few locations,” said Franklin Jones, Head – Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs, World Vision India. 

(With inputs from World Vision India)