Thank you for supporting families devastated by the floods in India
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ore than 2,700 families received emergency support from Tearfund following early monsoon flooding in India which claimed nearly 600 lives and left around 3,000 people missing. The Himalayan state of Uttarakhand bore the brunt of the damage in June after mudslides and flash floods destroyed homes,
Made homeless in the floods, Ramesh received emergency food for his family from Tearfund partners.
swept away roads, ruined crops and disrupted water supplies. Tearfund partners provided food, kitchen utensils, household items and hygiene kits, in some cases travelling for long periods on foot over difficult terrain to reach cut-off communities. Our partner Eficor helped 2,160 families with emergency aid in Rudraprayag and Chamoli districts. The Emmanuel Hospital Association helped 600 vulnerable families in Tehri Garhwal district, providing relief aid items, including rice, salt, oil, sugar, milk powder, pots, pans, pressure cookers, soap, blankets and plastic sheeting. Tearfund partner staff also ran medical camps which treated more than 1,000 patients in two districts, dealing with skin infections, respiratory problems and physical injuries. Please pray for families who have been affected.
Half of Syria will need emergency support
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broke out between the government forces of President Bashar al-Assad and opposition groups. See page 24 for more details about how we have supported the people of Syria this year.
Eleanor Bentall/Tearfund
Ten million Syrians – half the population – will need humanitarian help by the end of this year because of the continuing civil war. This worrying forecast from the UN is included in a report which states that about 2 million people have fled to neighbouring countries. But thanks to your generous donations to our appeal, Tearfund partners are supplying food to people within Syria. We are also supporting refugees in Lebanon and Jordan by providing financial help with accommodation as well as food, hygiene kits, mattresses and blankets. We’ve also helped set up a pre-school in Jordan offering psychosocial support to Syrian refugee children who have experienced trauma. The UN estimates that more than 100,000 people have died since fighting
A Syrian family who have fled to Lebanon because of the conflict.
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