Subject | Response to flooding in Georgia and Philippines |
From | Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Rapid Information Network (PDA-RIN) |
To | NewCastleFPC |
Sent | Tuesday, September 29, 2009 1:46 PM |
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Georgia Flooding
Torrential rains falling on saturated soil has caused flooding throughout parts of Alabama, eastern Tennessee, western North Carolina and Georgia. Most affected in Georgia where at least 3,000 homes have been damaged. Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue issued a state of emergency for 18 counties and has asked President Barack Obama for an emergency federal disaster declaration. Four PC(USA) presbyteries are affected, Cherokee, Greater Atlanta, Northeast Georgia and Flint River.
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is responding and has sent One Great Hour of Sharing funds and members of the PDA National Response Team to help the affected presbyteries in their response and recovery efforts. The Westminster Presbyterian Church in Rome, Georgia is serving as a distribution point for relief items and Gift of the Heart kits. The church is certified to serve as a shelter for people and pets should the need arise.
Gifts to DR000015 strengthens PDA's ability to response to disasters in the United States. Also consider making Gift-of-the Heart kits to replenish those sent to help in the response. Read the full report.
Philippines
Typhoon "Ketsana", locally known as "Ondoy", swept across metro Manila and parts of Central Luzon on Saturday, September 26, 2009, and brought a month's worth of rain in just 12 hours. The waters rose so fast that people living in low lying areas were caught unaware and had to stay on the roofs of their houses to avoid being swept away by the floods. At least 140 died from the storm, and more than 450,000 people have been displaced and have sought shelter in schools, churches and other evacuation shelters.
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance is responding through with our partners, The United Church of Christ in the Philippines, and the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP). Local churches in the affected communities have been opened their premises as evacuation and relief centers to provide a safe haven for the displaced families. They are helping to provide the families with basic humanitarian assistance of food, drinking water, non-food relief items, basic medicines and personal hygiene necessities.
An international appeal by Action by Churches Together (ACT) will be forthcoming and PDA will support the appeal for addition relief items with One Great Hour of Sharing funds.
Gifts to DR000012 will help PDA's response to Tropical Storm Ketsana in the Philippines. Read the full report.
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