« Gift from the Young family | Home | UKSC is not a university. »
India Calls for Help
By daniel | September 3, 2008
Chris Sugden of Anglican Mainstream reports the following after recent events in Orissa state in India:
- As of September 1st, over 50,000 people have been displaced; 300 villages attacked; over 4000 homes totally destroyed; 10,000 people who fled into the forest are still hiding there waiting to get into relief camps; 13,000 are now in relief camps; 20 bodies have been recovered and more bodies are found each day.
- Many will have to live in relief camps for at least 6 months. They have lost their homes and livelihoods. They need immediate food, shelter and medicines.
- Since then several new towns and districts have been targeted. The toll is rapidly increasing.
- World Vision which has significant work in the area and has done a tremendous job over the decades has been the target of Hindu
fundamentalists who have even accused [them of] the murder of the Swamiji.
Chris also refers to a recent Lapido Media report.
Some of us have friends in the midst of this frenzy. We all have brothers and sisters in Christ there.
Topics: Worldwide |