Donate to Cyclone Amphan Relief Response

Cyclone Amphan has caused great damage in rural and urban areas in both West Bengal and Odisha. Reports say 82 lives were lost, 80 in West Bengal and 2 in Odisha. Thatched houses, small shops, livestock, trees and crops have been ruined in the areas affected in both the States. As in all cases of disaster, it is families from vulnerable communities that have suffered the most, many of them have seen their homes and livelihoods destroyed.

With the danger of COVID19 still looming large, Cyclone Amphan has caused untold sufferings for the migrants who were returning home especially since rail and road traffic have been closed. We need to help victims of both these disasters. ActionAid is responding and we appeal to you to support our emergency response and help those who need it the most.

West Bengal - Emergency Relief Response Needed

Cyclone Amphan has affected East Medinipur, South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas and Kolkata districts in West Bengal.Reports say that 80 people have died, 10.2 Lakh houses have been destroyed and huge amount of crops and farmland have been damaged due to ingress of sea water and flooding. Primary govt reports indicate that 1.36 crore people have been affected all over the state spanning over 21,560 sq. km of land.
Fisherfolk communities have suffered great loss – their nets, boats and homes have been damaged. Bagmari Mother and Child Development Mission (BMCDM), Dakshinbanga Matsyajibi Forum (DMF), Direct Initiative for Social and Health Action (DISHA), Kajla Janakalyan Samity (KJKS) and Sristy For Human Society are grassroots based allied organizations who are tirelessly working with our colleagues in West Bengal to identify families in need amongst vulnerable communities in both rural and urban areas.

Odisha - Emergency Relief Response Needed

Cyclone Amphan has affected Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj and Puri districts. Tidal wave broke embankments and saline water has entered farms and many thousands of hectares of crops and farm land have been damaged. Betel vine plantations have been destroyed and fruit-bearing trees have been uprooted. Fisherfolk have lost their boats and nets. And many houses have been destroyed. in the kitchen garden and vegetable crops along with the big trees has been damaged and uprooted. Sneh Abhiyan, Youth Development Project, Odisha Viklang Manch and Young India, grassroots- based organisations working in these areas have helped the state government in the evacuation process, and are working with our colleagues in Odisha to assess the damaging and identify families in needs amongst the vulnerable communities.

We are responding, we need your support. Donate now!

The simultaneous occurrence of Cyclone Amphan with the crisis caused by the ongoing pandemic of the COVID-19 is serving as a double whammy for the people of West Bengal and Odisha. Our colleagues in West Bengal and Odisha, and our allied organizations have helped communities prepare for the disaster. Now we need to step forward and help the communities recover from the impact of the Cylone Amphan and continue and cope with the challenges of COVID-19. We need your support. Please help our emergency relief response through online donation and help us create a relief fund. Your relief donation will go a long way to help those in need.

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For any queries or questions, please call any of the numbers below:

• Dipali Sharma : +91 98730 84993
• Avinash Sapru : +91 9811314654

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