The Christian Conference of Asia, an ecumenical body, has expressed solidarity with people of Kerala who have experienced colossal damage due to floods and heavy rains. CCA general secretary Mathews George Chunakara on August 20 urged all member churches, and ecumenical organizations around the world, to respond urgently to the disaster in Kerala.
As reported by mattersindia.com, The CCA general secretary, a native of Kerala, said, “The impact of the devastation will remain long term. There is an urgent need to rebuild and rehabilitate the lives of the people and communities and restore normalcy, for which timely intervention and assistance are needed of the hour.”
More than 1 million people were evacuated or rescued from their homes, and a large number of people left their homes voluntarily to take shelter elsewhere in homes of friends, relatives and well-wishers. Thousands of people have been rendered homeless; more than 740,000 people now live in 5,645 relief camps set up over the past five days.
Source: www.mattersindia.com
