DanChurchAid: India

Tens of thousands of people displaced by flooding in Bihar

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:06:59 GMT

ACT International has launched a US $1.7 million appeal to provide emergency assistance to tens of thousands of people displaced by the catastrophic flooding in the Indian province of Bihar. DanChurchAid is a member of ACT International.

A goat means a future

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:59:30 GMT

Getting a goat has been a life changing experience for Padma Ram, his wife Dani Devi and their five children. The family is healthier, their income is secure and the children are now in school, thanks to their five goats, a cow and a little help from local aid organisation SURE.

Floods in Bihar state in India

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:29:57 GMT

At least 800 people have been killed in monsoon-related accidents during the heavy June-to-September rains across India, with impoverished Bihar accounting for 24 deaths since August 23, according to a government spokesperson.

Floods in Assam, West Bengal and Orissa states

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:17:19 GMT

Heavy and incessant rainfall since June 16, 2008 has flooded many areas in the eastern states of Assam, Orissa and West Bengal leaving some 93 people dead and close to 2.7 million people affected.

Living with hunger

Thu, 22 May 2008 13:41:50 GMT

The enormity of human deprivation among the vulnerable and destitute in India is overwhelming. A newly published paper describes the experience of living with hunger as recounted by persons from intensely insecure social groups from eight villages in Orissa, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh. The research study on hunger is written by Harsh Mander, convenor of Aman Biradari, a people�s campaign for secular democracy in India. The study is funded by DanChurchAid in India.

Joy of living returns after tsunami disaster

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:46:16 GMT

�The memory is still very painful to me,� G. Raju recounts in a faltering vice. Yet, there was nothing he could do. The flood waves were six or seven meters high and he could not reach his house and his family. He still vividly remembers the horrible scenes of devastation the tsunami left in its wake three years ago as it swept through his coastal village in southern India.

Situation report from West Bengal, Bihar and Orissa

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:35:09 GMT

The monsoon rains have stopped in the states of West Bengal, Bihar and Orissa with the onset of winter. The last rain spell was in the first week of October 2007. The flood waters have receded (except in some pockets of very low-lying areas) and people have gone back to their villages. Some people are living under polythene sheets distributed by NGOs and the government where traditional mud homes were damaged and destroyed.

Flooding in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:35:08 GMT

Heavy and continuous rainfall over the past five days has caused widespread flooding and the deaths of at least 13 people in the state of Tamil Nadu. The rains, also affecting the state of Andhra Pradesh, were caused by a low pressure center over the south-eastern bay off Chennai along with the north-east monsoon.

Fifth round of floods strike Orissa and West Bengal

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 08:57:44 GMT

In West Bengal, Orissa and Bihar the monsoon rains continue. A depression that formed over the Bay of Bengal caused heavy rains from September 23 to 24, 2007 in several areas. The continuous downpour led to a rise in water level in all major river systems in the region. Calcutta was submerged under heavy waterlogging and received 44.0 cm (17.3 inches) of rain. The whole city was flooded with up to 1.5 metres (4.92 feet) of water in some areas.

Flooding in South Asia

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:56:08 GMT

Some of the largest floods ever have hit parts of India, Bangladesh and Nepal. Across South Asia, DanChurchAid has been providing essential water equipment and temporary shelters for people who have lost their homes to flooding.