Appeal Target: US$ 79,555
Geneva, 20 August 1999
Dear Friends,
A wide swathe of devastating rains swept across Asia at the end of July and first week of August this year. This weather aberration did not spare the Philippines where the highest amount of rainfall in a year fell within four days! Four rice producing regions on the island of Luzon bore the brunt of the floods with destruction to farmlands amounting to PhP 585 million. The National Disaster Coordinating Council currently documents about 2.15 million people affected. Death has claimed 160 suburban dwellers trapped in houses that collapsed due to landslides.
In the forefront of the relief operations is the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) and its member churches, church and people's organisations as well as volunteers responding to the immediate needs of the victims. The NCCP headquarters serves as the hub of frenzied activities due to its proximity to these four affected regions.
The NCCP proposes to assist the flood affected people with basic food and non-food items through its network.
Please kindly send your contributions to the ACT bank account.
For further information, please contact:
ACT Co-ordinator, Miriam Lutz (phone
41 22 791 6033 or mobile phone ++ 41 79 203 6055)
or
ACT Appeals Officer, Neville Pradhan (phone +41 22 791 6035 or mobile phone
++ 41 79 285 2916)
ACT Web Site address: http://www.act-intl.org
|
Rev. Myra Blyth
Director WCC/Cluster on Relations |
Miriam Lutz
ACT Co-ordinator |
Rev. Rudolf Hinz
Director LWF/World Service |
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