By Elizabeth Appleyard | Program Officer
Dear Friends,
Excessive rains last week proved too much for the banks of the river near Herat city and for ground water levels. Major, devastating flooding has occurred in six districts of Herat city. Three of those districts have AIL Learning Centers and families in those communities have been affected.
Communities have been hit by river flooding but also by the water logged ground being so saturated that wells have backed up and flooded houses far from the river itself. Many Afghan houses are built of mud with no central water supply so houses have their own wells and outhouses for sanitation.
Many people have lost everything; houses are ruined, livelihoods destroyed. AIL is using its emergency aid fund to buy oil, rice and beans to distribute to needy families identified by its staff based at the centers.
Can you help us? AIL needs funds to continue with its distribution of food. People are going to need this support for some time as, in many cases, they have lost everything. One AIL staff member said, “ It is a terrible flood, so many people have lost their homes. Much work will need to be done to rebuild houses or make them habitable again. We want to provide as much food aid as we possibly can.”
Donate if you can. Thank you.
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