Last Monday, Cyclone Aila swept up from the Indian Ocean and struck India and Bangladesh devastating villages as far as 400 miles inland. Alongside the 325 confirmed fatalities and 8,000 still missing, it is now estimated that over a million people have been left homeless.
Despite the numbers affected, media coverage of this humanitarian emergency has been sparse at best and we are urgently trying to raise awareness of the need for assistance for those affected.
CINI is working as quickly as possible to meet the needs of those affected, but we need support to provide basic provisions. In Maipith Island 20,000 of the 65,000 inhabitants have sought refuge in schools and community centres after seeing their homes swept away in the floods. They are in urgent need of shelter, food, clean water, bedding, clothes as well as mosquito nets and medicines to fight the increased risk of disease.
To give you an idea of the costs involved:
- Protective sheets from which families can build their own shelters cost £11 per family
- Family sized mosquito nets costs £4 per family
- Food will cost 28p per person per day
Funds are urgently needed for this relief effort. Please give generously!
Thanks for your help
Anna Taylor - Director of CINI UK
Raised so far: £6,910.00
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Donation by Karen on 09/06/09 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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Donation by anony-mouse on 09/06/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Donation by Lesley Hart on 07/06/09 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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Donation by Chris & Bernadette on 06/06/09 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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Donation by Proshun Sinha-Ray on 06/06/09 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid |
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Donation by Soroptimist International of Ashton under Lyne on 05/06/09 |
£50.00 |
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I hope this helps a little... Donation by Naomi on 05/06/09 |
£30.00 |
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Hope this helps a bit... Donation by Tamara on 04/06/09 |
£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid |
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Hope this helps. Donation by Glyn on 04/06/09 |
£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid |
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Donation by Mr Kanai Datta on 04/06/09 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
| * Total raised online: | £440.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £6,470.00 |
| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £6,910.00 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £101.54 |
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