As we all know that there was a flood in
Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu. Though we could not reach for immediate
help yet we tried to do something for these victims of flood. So during
Christmas holidays with the cooperation of the community Srs. Shanthi and
Sophia went to Tamil Nadu especially to Chennai to work with the victims along
with the Claretian Fathers in Tambaram. Really they were doing a wonderful job
to reach out to the needy, by cleaning their soiled houses and meeting their basic needs. It was also a
very good experience for us to collaborate with the CMF of Chennai province.
Fr. Tony was the coordinator, along with him other sisters from different
congregations and we two. We were visiting and surveying the family situation,
conducted medical camp and provided certain household items and hygienic kits
for the families according to the need. Really it was a meaning experience and
a great satisfaction that we could do something for these people. So we thank
the fathers for accepting our invitation to work with them and my community
members for making this time available.
Our observations:
- There
is a need of the nurses who can help the people to be free from illnesses.
- There
is a need of medicines to be distributed among the people as some have
suggested and expressed their needs.
- The
houses of the people whom we visited are wet.
- People
live in a slushy area which can make them sick.
- The
mud houses are wet and therefore there is a threat for the fall of the
walls and they fear that they can live no-more.
- People
were standing on the road side to get some helps from somebody which will
be beneficiary for their timely living.
