Relief And Rehabilitation
FIF strives to provide immediate relief and long term rehabilitation to victims of natural disasters. And since natural disasters exact a heavy emotional toll on the victims, we make it a point to focus on their emotional healing and rehabilitation as well.
AILA CYCLONE: 2009The powerful cyclone Aila, crossed over the Gangetic West Bengal and other parts of the State on 25th May 2009 causing huge devastation, especially in the Indian side of Sunderbans. It is described as one of the worst cases of natural disaster in this region in the 21st century. Among the districts, South 24 Parganas is the worst affected by this cyclone. Waves created by the cyclone in the distributaries of the Hoogly river has broken the embankments and flooded the island villages resulting to entry of saline water there. A large number of houses and agriculture land went under water leaving lakhs of inhabitants homeless.
Reports indicated that upwards of 2.3 million people were displaced by the storm as 175,000 homes were destroyed and 270,000 were damaged. At least 100 river embankments were breached by storm surge produced by the cyclone. At least 50,000 hectares of agricultural land was lost during the storm. At least 350,000 people were affected by Aila Cyclone.
FIF worked in the Sunderban area that was badly affected and adopted the village of Sonakha which has 400 families all of whom were affected. Several trips were made in a period of one year to this village providing vital supplies of food, clothing and other materials.
AILA CYCLONE: 2009The powerful cyclone Aila, crossed over the Gangetic West Bengal and other parts of the State on 25th May 2009 causing huge devastation, especially in the Indian side of Sunderbans. It is described as one of the worst cases of natural disaster in this region in the 21st century. Among the districts, South 24 Parganas is the worst affected by this cyclone. Waves created by the cyclone in the distributaries of the Hoogly river has broken the embankments and flooded the island villages resulting to entry of saline water there. A large number of houses and agriculture land went under water leaving lakhs of inhabitants homeless.
Reports indicated that upwards of 2.3 million people were displaced by the storm as 175,000 homes were destroyed and 270,000 were damaged. At least 100 river embankments were breached by storm surge produced by the cyclone. At least 50,000 hectares of agricultural land was lost during the storm. At least 350,000 people were affected by Aila Cyclone.
FIF worked in the Sunderban area that was badly affected and adopted the village of Sonakha which has 400 families all of whom were affected. Several trips were made in a period of one year to this village providing vital supplies of food, clothing and other materials.
