CHURCH WORLD SERVICE: EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM
EMERGENCY APPEAL: 2007 SOUTH INDIA FLOODS
June 29, 2007


SITUATION: Recent heavy rains have caused flooding and storm-related 
damage in the southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and 
Karnataka. The death toll now stands at 127 persons.

Because of flood inundation, communications in the states have been 
hampered, and electrical supplies have been badly affected; standing 
crops have also been destroyed.  Tens of thousands of families have been 
displaced, their homes destroyed or severely damaged.


RESPONSE: Long-time CWS partner Church*s Auxiliary for Social Action 
(CASA) is responding with a feeding program and distribution of relief 
materials to some 5,000 families in the three affected states. The 
relief materials include tarpaulin sheets which will serve as temporary 
shelter for the flood-affected families. CASA also plans to repair five 
damaged schools.

Among the serious issues facing those who have survived the disaster 
are: food, as the floods have affected the most marginalized and 
impoverished members of society, who have lost food supplies; and 
shelter, as many homes have been badly damaged and washed away in the 
flood waters.

BUDGET: $194,605, includes $166,829 for food-relief assistance and for 
non-food relief assistance, including blankets and tarpaulins; $6,829 
for transport, warehouse and handling; $9,361 for administration, 
operation and staff support.

For further information about disasters to which Church World Service is 
responding please visit www.churchworldservice.org or call the CWS 
Hotline, (800) 297-1516.Contributions to support these efforts may be 
sent to your denominations or directly to:Church World Service


CWS Emergency Response Program special contacts: (212) 870-3151
Program Director: dderr@churchworldservice.org
International: flumeya@churchworldservice.org
Domestic: lreedbrown@churchworldservice.org

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