Floods in Orissa, India!

We have heard of the flooding in India. Now our friend, Siani, just sent the following message. The state of Orissa is in the eastern part of India, right by the ocean.

Greetings to you in the most precious name of our Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ.

The District Kalahandi of Orissa State where we are located now is experiencing the first phase of floods due to incessant rains since the last week. Fresh floods in Kalahandi district claimed four lives while over 1.3 lakh people remained marooned after incessant rains trigged by monsoon and powered by a low pressure off the coast, lashed the state on Sunday.A number of rivers are in spate. In the last 24 hours , Kalahandi was lashed by torrential rains with Junagarh receiving over 33 cm rain . Floods in Hati river which was swelling after heavy rain , gripped 51000 people in 13 blocks of Kalahandi. Over 467 villages in 203 GPs are in the clutches of the swirling waters and property worth Rs 9.5 crore was damaged by the floods in the district. Thousands of people have been rendered homeless. Due to floods , agricultural lands the first harvest has gone to waste and this will have a major impact on food security in the longer term. Electricity, traffic and communications have been severely hit.

New Life Power Gospel Fellowship has initiated the Relief programme and we look forward your kind help to provide immediate relief to effected people and areas. The primary emphasis of the relief programme is to provide cooked food and portable water to the affected population as well as relief sets, dry rations, and plastic sheets for temporary.

Please send your prayerful donation for relief work in the name of :

New Life Power Gospel Fellowship

State bank of India, Kesinga Code No: 2076

Account Number: 11383610804

In Christ

Siani Harpal

You may also send your donation to Worldwide Christian Schools and designate that it is for the cause that Siani writes about. wwcs.org