Weather, climate, and water-related hazards are increasing in frequency and intensity as a result of climate change. According to a report by Yale 360, extreme precipitation events are on the rise in India, driven by warming temperatures and changes in the monsoon. The resulting floods are being intensified by unplanned urban growth and environmental degradation, driving millions from their homes and causing widespread damage. The number of floods in India rose to 90 in the 10-year period from 2006 to 2015, up from 67 in the 10 years between 1996 to 2005, according to the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.

Floods and landslides due to heavy rainfall can have detrimental effects on the life and property of a region. It affects people’s physical and mental health along with destroying public and private infrastructure. The overflowing water from the rivers, along with heavy rainfall, has submerged hundreds of lives, livestock is lost, and livelihoods are being destroyed.

Incessant rainfall for over 24 hours, in July 2021, has led to devastating floods in parts of Maharashtra. This is the heaviest spell of rain in the state in July in 40 years. Several districts in the Konkan region of the state are either flooded or are facing a flood-like situation. About 36 people have died in landslides in the Raigad district. The Indian Navy has been roped in for rescue and evacuation. PTI reported that more than 50% area of the coastal town of Chiplun in Ratnagiri, around 250 km from Mumbai and having a population of over 70,000, has got submerged in floodwaters.

In the state of Bihar in July 2021, heavy flooding has affected thousands of lives. Pashchim Champaran, Purvi Champaran, and Muzaffarpur districts are the worst hit where hundreds of thousands of villagers are displaced and forced to live on elevated roads or embankments to avoid the rising waters of rivers that are in spate in the state for the past several days.

To provide relief and support to the victims affected by these floods, Child Help Foundation has decided to distribute Ration Kits, which include Rice, Flour (Atta), Dal, Oil, Salt, Turmeric Powder (Haldi), Red Chilli Powder (Mirchi), Soaps, and Sanitary Napkins. In the Chiplun area of Maharashtra, a total of 1,000 kits will be distributed to support 4,000 beneficiaries, and 200 kits will be distributed in the Kshetra Gaon of Old Mahabaleshwar that will benefit 800 people. CHF along with its partner NGOs, volunteers, and staff will also distribute Ration kits to the victims of the Bihar floods to help these families sustain themselves.

A lot of individuals and families have suffered huge personal losses to property and their livelihood and we believe that none of these people should be affected by hunger as well. To help us reach maximum beneficiaries, kindly come forward and donate to this cause.

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