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Flood in Bang Khen: help the Hillcrest settlement rebuild

After the flood, families in the Hillcrest settlement need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

🇹🇭 Bangkok, Thailand2,029 views
Anan Somsak Chantarasri
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Bang Khen
The flood hit the Hillcrest settlement on 2 April. My home was one of 68 damaged, and 14 families are still in temporary shelter at a borrowed warehouse. The first few days we shared what little we had. Now the cleanup has started, but we've no money for materials and winter or the rainy season is coming. Schools in the area have been closed, and the clinic lost its cold storage for vaccines. We're a small community of working families who have never asked for help before. We have formed a volunteer committee, and I'm the treasurer, so I'll post receipts for everything we buy. We buy supplies locally and in bulk, so the money goes further. Receipts and photos will be posted in updates. Where the $1,900 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $950 • Clean water and purification supplies: $260 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $140 • Food parcels for displaced families: $300 • Tools and labor for repairs: $250 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
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Updates from Anan

  1. Quick update: $1,133 raised so far (60%). I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Quick update: $598 raised so far (31%). I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. Quick update: $380 raised so far (20%). I made the first payment toward roofing sheets and timber. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Harini G. ThevarQuestion

    Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Anan.

    • Anan Somsak ChantarasriOwnerAnswer

      It's all in the list in the story. roofing sheets and timber is the big one at $950, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Thanks, that means a lot.

  • Mariana Rafaela Andrade

    keep going, Anan. Your post was clear and honest. Please keep us posted. All the best.

    • Tharun B. Natarajan

      Hope you get there. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Thinking of Bang Khen.

      • Miguel Heitor Marques

        best of luck. Hope you get there. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. All the best.

        • Lucas T. Thomas

          Hang in there. Your post was clear and honest. I'll check back for the next update. Greetings from Kharkiv.

          • Bruna Priscila Dantas

            So sorry you're going through this, Anan. I hope things turn around soon. Sent it to 35 people at work

            • Idris Walid HamidPhoto verified

              praying for you. Hope you get there. I went through something like this 14 years ago and strangers helped me out. God bless

              • Naama Ilana ShalomAddress verified

                hang in there, Anan. It takes guts to ask. Well done. God bless

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