M. A. Math Sends Aid to Flood Stricken Surat
Surat, Gujarat
August 19, 2006
The Business
Standard reported "Devastating Floods push Surat back by
25 years" and The
Times of India warns "Plague may revisit flood-hit Surat."
This havoc was due to last week's monsoon rains, that completely
flooded the city of Surat in Gujarat. For four days, 90 percent
of the city was completely immersed, with low-laying areas collecting
water as deep as two-storeys. More than 300 people were killed.
Amma immediately sent two doctors from Amritapuri to the region.
AIMS, M. A. Math's Super Specialty Hospital, also sent two nurses.
The doctors took with them medicines worth more than US $30,000
for distribution. They are being further assisted by Amma's devotees
living in Surat.
Dr. Chandrasekhar, one of the M. A. Math's doctors currently at
Surat mentioned "The first day itself we tended to 500 people
and distributed $8500 in medicines. The second day we tended to
400 people. We mainly were treating people for communicable diseases,
gastro-intestinitis and skin infections. Luckily, so far there have
been no epidemics."
Most of the water has receded, but the city is covered with slush
and mud. Communication networks and power supply continue to be
down in many areas, and people still have difficulty obtaining,
food water and other essentials. Many people lost their medicines
in the flood as well.
Using ambulances supplied by the government, the doctors are tending
to all four areas in each of the city's eight zones. Dr. Chandrasekhar
mentioned that some of the worst-hit places they have been to so
far include Rampur, Katargam and areas near the Tapi River such
as Dabole.
"When Amma's devotees in Surat called her at the Ashram, Amma said
that she would do whatever was possible in terms of medicine, rehabilitation
and reassurance," shared Dr. Chandrasekhar.
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