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Flood in Tiruchirappalli: help the families of Harbor Lane rebuild

Neighbors in the families of Harbor Lane are rebuilding after the flood; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.

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Sowmya F. Murthy
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Tiruchirappalli
The flood hit the families of Harbor Lane on 25 July. My home was one of 27 damaged, and 8 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 $1,300 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $600 • Clean water and purification supplies: $145 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $170 • Food parcels for displaced families: $110 • Tools and labor for repairs: $275 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
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Updates from Sowmya

  1. Update from Tiruchirappalli: we've started the first stage. We're at 46% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Small update. $283 so far, we've started the first stage.

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  • Ricardo M. Nava

    hang in there, Sowmya. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Greetings from San Diego!

    • Musyoka Victor Waweru

      Hang in there. Shared this with my family. Thinking of Tiruchirappalli

      • Eleanor S. Welch

        Wishing you peace, Sowmya. Looking forward to the next update. I have a 17 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Greetings from Nagpur

        • Sorin Zamfir

          Sending strength. Shared this with my family. I have a 9 year old who wants to send good wishes too. All the best.

          • Noreen Kiran Sheikh

            Gave what I could, wish it was more. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Sylhet!

            • Shapla Joya Dutta

              wishing you the best. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We're a small family in Stuttgart but we're thinking of you

              $878 raised of $1,300

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