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Fani’s Wrath — Destroyed Homes Cyclone Fani, that hit India’s east coast on May 3 with a speed of almost 200 miles per hour has claimed 60 lives in India so far. The cyclone has affected 15 million people in the states of Odisha and West Bengal and at least 3 million people have lost their homes and livelihood. The cyclone has damaged more than 500,000 houses, killed 3.4 million cattle and uprooted millions of trees.

Sewa International Relief Efforts

Sewa International released $10,000 for relief work right after Cyclone Fani made a landfall. Utkal Bipanna Sahayata Samiti (UBSS), Sewa’s partner on the ground is coordinating the relief and rehabilitation efforts. UBSS volunteers have been serving natural disaster victims from 1982.

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Mobile Medical Help

As infectious diseases spread, Sewa International’s partner on the ground, Utkal Bipanna Sahayatha Samithi (UBSS), has pressed 14 mobile medical units into service in cyclone affected areas. Equipped with medical supplies and 36 health practitioners, Mobile medical vans have so far travelled to 222 villages and served more than 18,500 patients.

Meals & Relief Camps

UBSS is operating 15 relief shelters in Puri, Bhubaneshwar and Cuttack districts in Odisha. These centers have served freshly cooked meals to more than 100,000 cyclone victims so far. More than 2000 UBSS volunteers are working on the ground and have distributed food items such as flattened rice (chuda), lentils, cookies and baby food to the needy. Almost 18000 water bottles and more than 400,000 water pouches have also been distributed.

Cyclone Fani — Sewa International Relief Efforts — 21 Day Report

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UBSS is operating 15 relief shelters in Odisha and serving freshly cooked meals to thousands of people daily. UBSS is distributing seeds and saplings a to farmers and offering monetary help to fishermen to buy new or repair their damaged boats. Many UBSS volunteers helped cut branches of fallen trees immediately after Cyclone’s landfall to clear the roads for vehicle movement.

Immediate Needs

Solar lights, clothes, seedlings to help farmers prepare for the next crop season, tarpaulin, utensils, blankets, fodders for cattle and study kits for school going children are high on the list of items needed for distribution.

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Essential Cloth Kit

As many people have lost their home and livelihood to cyclone, UBSS is distributing cloth kits to families. These kits contain Saree, dhoti, towels, bed sheets & mosquito nets. UBSS is also distributing tarpaulins, solar lights, mosquito repellent coils, candles, match boxes and fodders for cattle.

Farmers & Fishermen

UBSS plans to provide Rs. 100,000 and Rs. 50,000 to fishermen to buy new boats or repair broken boats and Rs. 20,000 each to 600 betel leaf farmers to buy material. UBSS also aims to repair 100 boats and give 25 new

boats to fishermen and 100,000 coconut & 10,000 betel saplings to farmers. These programs would cost about $400,000 and Sewa requests donors to help.

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Help Cyclone Fani Victims - Donate to Sewa

Online Donations: www.sewausa.org/donate (In “Donate For Project”

dropdown, Select “Cyclone Fani on Eastern India Coast”.)

Donate through Check: Make check payable to “Sewa International” and mail to:

Sewa International,P O Box 820867,

Houston, TX 77282-0867

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Rebuilding Schools

Cyclone Fani damaged many school buildings and UBSS is planning to rebuild 13 schools each at a cost of one million rupees (USD 15,000). Sewa International is requesting for donations to help rebuild schools and distribute relief materials such as food, cloth kits, solar lights, seedlings to

farmers for next crop season, fodder for cattle and study kits for school-going children.

Sewa International — UBSS Relief Shelters

Sewa International- UBSS relief centers in Odisha — Ghodabazar, Khelar, Kanas, Dandamukundapur, Sorana, Nimapada,, Brahmagiri,

Balipatna, Konark, Balanga, Budhakera (Puri district) Jatni and Unit 3 in Bhubaneshwar.(Khurda district), Olatapur and MahanandiVihar (Cuttack district).