The heavy rainfall and cloud burst on June 16 & 17, 2013, in the hill town of Kedarnath and the surrounding valley in Uttarakhand, India, causing unprecedented flash floods, has left hundreds dead, destroyed entire villages and roads and affected thousands of people. The next step will be to work for the long-term empowerment and rehabilitation of the affected communities. We plan to get involved in people's homes and providing skill development training to them.
About 70,000 people are estimated to be stranded. Thousands more are missing. People's houses, smaller buildings and shops have been swept away by the raging waters, while roads lay severely damaged. The immediate need of the affected people is basic necessities such as dry ration, water, medicines, blankets, tarpaulins, mosquito nets, hygiene kits, kitchen kits, buckets and torches and the transportation to carry these items. They also need shelter since their homes have been destroyed.
A team from HOPE foundation, along with volunteers reached the affected areas on June 21 and have been working with the affected people since then. We provided immediate relief items and first aid. We helped in evacuation of the stranded people. We are also counseling the victims to help them through the trauma. In less than two weeks, we were able to help over 2,500 people. We are now started working with the district administration to rehabilitate affected communities in remote and flunge area
For HOPE foundation, providing relief material is only the first step. The next step will be to work for the long-term empowerment and rehabilitation of the affected communities. We intend to stay on the ground to listen to those whose lives have affected. We plan to get involved in rebuilding of people's homes and providing skill development training to them, so that the affected people are able to get back on their feet once again.
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