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A Report from Bihar Flood relief team
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Youth for Equality

YFE team has done commendable relief and mitigation work for the victims of Bihar Floods. Right from humanitarian help in terms of goods, kinds and to the medical facilities, YFE team is working day and night to alleviate the grief and pain of thousands of flood victims.

On 6th September 2008, YFE team left for Flood affected area with medicines, clothes, and food items. When the team reached there at 12 AM on 7th September, it found that the situation was worst and entire affected population were on verge of epidemic. Team immediately started working with volunteers of Khadi Asaram. Next day, doctors from our team, reached at Baidynathpur camp and more than 300 people were provided health care and medicines. Team found that people over there were very weak and affected by malnutrition due to prolonged food deficient caused by flood conditions.

With the help of the volunteers of Delhi University Dept of Social Work we made a PHC by community participation in the Triveniganj area of Supoul District where about 50000 people are lying on the streets. Started non formal education of kids staying in the area and distributed free medications to the patients, donated by member, supports and well wishes of extended YFE family. We found out 12 areas which are badly affected in four districts where no or very little support is going as far as medical support is concerned and a mobile team used to visit those places and used to treat and give them free medications. We constituted two teams in leadership of Dr. Harsh and Dr. Lokesh. Next day these teams served around 700 people at Mazua Camp and through Mobile unit. Bihar Ekta Parisar provided ambulance to our doctors and Khadi Gram Udyag provided fuel for that ambulance. This team visited more than 250 houses and distributed essential kit to all pregnant ladies which includes one torch and three packets of biscuit, two candles, two match box, one pair slippers and one iodized salt. Our team served around 3000 people during next two days in these villages- Motipur Village, Bhutni Bandh, Ratanpur Panchayat, Singeswar, Madepura, Baba Mandir, Dinapati Halt, Rampur Village, and Sabela Camp. One base camp is at Simraha. They have already attended more than 2000 patients. This camp is working round the clock and is open 24 hours a day.

We specially targeted Bhutni Bandh because the maximum population over here was consisting of scheduled caste and this site was neglected by government agencies and other NGOs. Not a single agency was providing medical facilities here. On 15th September, a PHC was opened here. Since then, every day patients are being treated and providing medicines. We organized camp at Sehersa with the help of HELPAGE India. At Dina Patti Halt, Murliganj and Singheswar mandir at Madhepura, we saw patients. The reporters of HT, Jaya met our volunteers and visited our camps. We have taken a local mobile number 09430090312.

Yesterday, our first team has retuned which had ten members. This team is replaced by another YFE team which has 30 members including doctors and social work volunteers. Third team is also ready to go in flooded areas very shortly. Whatever government agencies can claim, but the reality is that- thousands of people have lost their lives, thousands are still missing, and lakhs of people are living like refugees. The best we can do for them is to prevent the spread of epidemic. The updates from YFE teams can be found with regularly updated blog at: http://yfebiharfloodrelief.blogspot.com/

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Amit
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