A report of the rain and flood relief work that we have been involved in recently. Immediately after the heavy rains on the 27th of October, we started our relief efforts in Chennai, Koovathur, Vembakkam and Sulagiri.

In Chennai, our volunteers got people out of flooded areas and helped them get to safer areas.  We immediately started collecting clothes and blankets.  In the camps, we organized food for the night and provided people with blankets.  Since there were lots of people in each relief camp, and blankets were in great demand, we waited till everyone went to sleep and then we looked for children and women who were without blankets and covered them with the blankets.

We were working in 7 camps in Chennai on the 27th.   By the next day the water in most locations was drained and people went back to their homes.   We continued working in Kallukuttai area for another 3 weeks - because the entire place continued to be water-logged.  We organized several health camps and supplied bread and food for several days (when ever there was a need).  We also provide them with blankets for children. The location continued to have neck deep water and our volunteers (including the doctor) had to travel by thermacole boats to get to people’s homes.

In many of the areas, we organized health camps immediately after the rains to ensure quick treatment and prevention of diseases.