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Sylhet flood relief - the Riverside district

After the flood, families in the Riverside district need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

🇧🇩 Sylhet, Bangladesh2,040 views
Rahima Mitu Rashid
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Sylhet
The flood hit the Riverside district on 8 August. My home was one of 40 damaged, and 8 families are still in temporary shelter at the local school gym. 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 $550 goes: • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $155 • Roofing sheets and timber: $300 • Clean water and purification supplies: $95 Thank you for reading my story.
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  • Isla T. Allen

    Hope things get better soon. Great idea, hope you get there. I have a 17 year old who wants to send good wishes too. God bless.

    • Hadas Weiss

      Hope things get better soon, Rahima. Great idea, hope you get there. Put this on a community board in Houston this morning.

      • Carter R. Douglas

        Keep going, Rahima. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. All the best.

        • Paul Omondi Kigozi

          Hope things get better soon. I hope things turn around soon. We're a small family in Nuremberg but we're thinking of you.

          • Vivian Uzor

            Hope you get there. Greetings from Vitória da Conquista.

            • Bezawit Meseret Jemal

              Thanks for sharing this, Rahima. Hope this works out for you. My husband and I read this together.

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