Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association relief news update from China.
On May 5, a severe storm system with rain, hail, winds, and a fierce, rare tornado tore across six provinces in southwest China, resulting in at least 70 casualties.

More than 2.5 million residents were affected with nearly 10,000 homes collapsed and tens of thousands of hectares of farmlands damaged.

Deeply concerned, Supreme Master Ching Hai conveyed her sympathies for the lives lost and asked our nearbyAssociation members to render any necessary help to the most vulnerable, donating US$8,772 in aid.
Combined with contributions from our local Chinese Association members, the total US$10,735 could obtain about US$77,000 in emergency supplies if bought in the United States, based on China’s cost of living. Per Supreme Master Ching Hai’s request for updates, the following is a report from our Association's relief team in one of the most affected provinces, Guangdong, China.


VOICE: Our thankfulness to Supreme Master Ching Hai for allowing us to bring these details to our viewers, and to our Association’s Foreign Group for sharing this report.

Our gratefulness, all officials and personnel of China, for your caring response to the flood victims. We also thank Supreme Master Ching Hai for her unconditional and timely support, and our Association’s relief team for their dedicated work. Our prayers for the residents’ steady recovery as we strive to ease such turbulent events through our improved stewardship of the ecosphere.