Can you just imagine the outrage if one offered 'water purification' tablets to folks in that mess - in lieu of much more expensive (and bulky) 'bottled water' ?
We are spoiled in this country. and pretty self-centered. A lot of countries contributed aid to Katrina folk- and we tend to ignore massive disasters in other countries - hardly even aware of them. There ARE a lot of generous people in this country - mostly we never hear about them - because that's the humility many possess.
Will add to Micro's earlier post - The Salvation Army has always been GREAT about getting close to 100% of donations to people in need - with things they need. From many a person that've lived through that stuff (and also what happened in New Orleans) - the Red Cross has almost been universally cursed as worthless, and have been caught many a time diverting funds away from the designated donation targets.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/08/29/south-asia-monsoon-flooding-kills-1200-displaces-millions.html
South Asia monsoon flooding kills 1,200, displaces millions
Published August 29, 2017 Fox News
Devastating seasonal monsoon rains, flooding and landslides in South Asia have killed more than 1,200 and affected nearly 41 million across northern India, southern Nepal and northern Bangladesh.
The flooding is typical for the June-September monsoon season in the region, but international rescue and aid organizations said the flooding is the worst it's been in decades.
Millions of people are displaced from their homes, and the torrential rains have leveled tens of thousands of buildings, including houses, schools and hospitals, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
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Beyond property destruction, victims in affected areas are also threatened with food shortages and water-borne diseases as waters recede. Health workers have begun sending supplies of mosquito repellent, bleaching powder and water purification tablets to the worst-hit areas, said health official Badri Vishal.
Crops on more than 10,000 hectares (24,710 acres) of land have been washed away while another 600,000 hectares (1,482,600 acres) have been damaged, posing a serious threat to food production, according to Bangladesh’s Disaster Management Ministry.
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Army troops have been helping to evacuate people marooned on rooftops or trees, while air force helicopters dropped packets of food, drinking water and medicines to those camping on higher ground, mostly along highways.
The U.N. World Food Program said that Bangladesh was at risk of "devastating hunger" after major floods that destroyed crops, homes and livelihoods of people across many impoverished areas in a delta nation of 160 million people.
"Many flood survivors have lost everything: their homes, their possessions, their crops," Christa Rader, WFP's Bangladesh country director, said in a statement. "People need food right now, and the full impact on longer-term food security threatens to be devastating."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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