Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association relief news update from Bangladesh.

Starting in September, heavy rains set off flooding along the Brahmaputra River in western Bangladesh, affecting more than 95,000 villagers.

(In Bengali)
Abdul Mannan Khan - Sirajanj district resident (M): This year’s flooding caused devastation and destroyed many areas of Kaeipore, Belkuchi and Chuhali sub-district of Sirajanj district. It destroyed crops, roads, houses, and so many of people’s possession.

VOICE: With heartfelt concern and her prayers, Supreme Master Ching Hai donated US$15,000 and asked that our Association members please go offer assistance to the most vulnerable, such as the orphaned and elderly without caregivers. This amount could purchase US$435,000 in emergency materials if acquired in the United States, based on the cost of living in Bangladesh. Our Association’s relief team from Formosa (Taiwan), covering their own travel and accommodation expenses of about US$3,500, flew to the impacted Sirajganj and Sherpur districts. With the help of the non-profit aid group, CARE International Bangladesh, the relief team traveled by boat across the river to deliver 1,550 packages, providing double portions to the elderly living alone, as well as widows and children without care.

(In Bengali)
Azizul Haque - CARE Bangladesh (M): The Supreme Master International Association team along with me visited the disaster places of both the districts and made a decision to give 800 packages in Sirajganj and 750 packages in Sherpur. Each package contained rice, lentils, salt, and soybean oil, for each area. VOICE: When the onset of heavy rains and strong winds made it impossible to deliver more supplies, the rest of the distribution was kindly completed by CARE International Bangladesh with the support of the local government.

(In Bengali).
Azizul Haque - CARE Bangladesh (M): Doing this relief work has made me want to become a vegetarian. I and the people of Bangladesh present our sincere thanks and wish a long life to Supreme Master Ching Hai.

VOICE: Our gratitude, Bangladeshi government officials CARE International Bangladesh for your meaningful assistance to flood-afflicted countrymen as we thank Supreme Master Ching Hai for her unconditional aid and our Association’s relief team for their efforts. We pray for the flood affected residents’ soon return to stability and for such disasters to subside as we consciously choose to tread more lightly to flood-afflicted countrymen as we thank Supreme Master Ching Hai for her unconditional aid and our Association’s relief team for their efforts. We pray for the flood affected residents’ soon return to stability and for such disasters to subside as we consciously choose to tread more lightly on the Earth.