India Emergency

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 "For almost one full day, we were desperate, wet and hungry," Raja Angamutthu told the Inter Press Service.   "Our house, farmland, utensils, everything was floating in a watery grave while we looked on helplessly!"

Angamutthu is one of tens of thousands of victims who fled floods in India's southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka last month.

The floods devastated the region, exacting nearly $7 billion worth of damage and killing more than 200 people.

Entire towns were submerged during the height of the floods.  About one million people were forced to live in temporary camps, enduring food shortages, and little access to clean water or sanitation facilities.

Homes, schools, roads, farmland and livelihoods were destroyed. 

People are still in desperate need for aid.

Donate to Islamic Relief USA's India Emergency fund to help those affected by the floods.  You could help save lives.

Islamic Relief in India

This is not the first time Islamic Relief responds to an emergency in India.

The Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004 devastated the region, leaving over 10,000 Indians dead and exacting billions of dollars worth of damage to India’s infrastructure.

Islamic Relief provided 250 Indian families with clothing, utensils, essential grains, and materials to rebuild their destroyed homes.

Relief kits were distributed to the affected families, including essentials such as grains, utensils, a stove, clothes, bed sheets, towels, mats, toothpaste and more. In some cases, temporary roofing material was also provided.

Also, Islamic Relief operated income generation projects to allow the affected families to earn their own livelihood so that they can become self-sufficient.

Islamic Relief has been working in India since 1994, collaborating with local organizations.  An Islamic Relief field office was opened in 2008.

Projects include but are not limited to orphan sponsorships, seasonal Ramadan and Udhiyah/Qurbani food distributions and emergency relief.