Asalamu Alaykum (peace be with you),
As many of you may already be aware, the island nation of Sri Lanka is only just recovering from the recent tragedy of the garbage dump collapse, claiming over a 100 lives as well as injuring and displacing thousands more.
Unfortunately our beautiful Island has now been inflicted with yet another calamity, this time the monsoon rains have resulted in severe floods coupled with landslides, with more rainfall forecast as well as the bursting of damns and rivers imminent. The worst the island has seen since 2003, a graver situation than even the tsunami of 2004.

So far the floods have claimed the lives of 177 people and displaced 557,505 people of 151,392 families. Ref: http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/Weather-calamity-Death-toll-rises-to--129692.html

Foreign aid is scarce, and therefore not enough for the hundreds of thousands affected. This is why we have taken it upon ourselves to create a fundraiser for the victims of this devastation, hence why we are reaching out to all of you - our friends and family. Even the cost of a coffee or shirt means a lot, every little helps!

Together with your support and generosity we hope to provide a means of relief to those inflicted. Food, water, daily necessities, clothes and sanitary towels are a luxury at this moment in time for those that have been so unfairly robbed of their homes, families and livelihood - everything.

We know that it's common to question whether your funds are truly being given to the ones you intend it to be for when donating via charities, so I (Muhammad) have collaborated with my very own brother situated in Sri Lanka to deliver the relief personally. Currently along with friends and family all forms of assistance both physically as well as monetarily is being given to the victims. So fret not, your money is going to the intended cause through trustworthy means.

Please share with your close ones too.

Kind regards,
Muhammad and Ruqhaiya Nizar.