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Flood in Marseille: help the Millbrook settlement rebuild

Neighbors in the Millbrook settlement are rebuilding after the flood; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.

🇫🇷 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France2,299 views
Véronique Caron
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Marseille
The flood hit the Millbrook settlement on 10 February. My home was one of 29 damaged, and 11 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. Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters. Where the $4,350 goes: • Clean water and purification supplies: $340 • Roofing sheets and timber: $1,600 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $400 • Tools and labor for repairs: $2,010 Every share and every dollar helps.
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Updates from Véronique

  1. We're at 26% thanks to 27 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 8% now ($336). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for tools and labor for repairs is now scheduled.

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  • Sofia Giorgia BattagliaQuestion

    Is there anything that isn't money that would help Véronique?

    • Véronique CaronOwnerAnswer

      Thank you. If you're in Marseille I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Good question.

  • Mutua Githinji Tumusiime

    Hope it all works out, Véronique. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected

    • Saad Talha Lashari

      Stay strong, Véronique. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out.

      • Mina Sita Tamang

        Wishing you the best. Looking forward to the next update. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care

        • Arjun G. Tiwari

          Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Bakersfield.

          • Enrique A. Mora

            praying for you, Véronique. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.

            • André Renato CavalcantiPhoto verified

              Praying for you. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Oakland.

              • Sari Wulan HartonoPhoto verified

                Thinking of you, Véronique. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.

                • Manal Noor Darwish

                  Take care. This could happen to any of us. I'm in farming myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. All the best.

                  • Ashwin B. Iyer

                    Wishing you peace, Véronique. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Mumbai.

                    • Comfort Mavis Larbi

                      Stay strong, Véronique. Looking forward to the next update. I have a 5 year old who wants to send good wishes too. All the best

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