Report on Recent Tidal Wave in Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka Jamath-e-Islami make all its efforts to assist the people in the
areas affected by the flood which rocked the Island yesterday 26/12/2004 and
claimed enormous lives death and left many more refuged. Sri Lanka
Jamathe-e-Islami expects a large sum of money to assist the needy. Those who
are willing to assist for our activities in sake of God (SWT) please send
your financial assistance for the following bank account.
Account Name : Sri Lanka Jamath-e-Islami Social Service Department
Account Number : 114 000 5197
Bankers : Hatton National Bank, Central Colombo Branch, 149-151, Main
Street, Colombo - 11, Sri Lanka
Report on Recent Tidal Wave in Sri Lanka by Sri Lanka Jama'ath-e-Islami
Sri Lankan coastal areas experienced the worst form of disaster in recent
history, prompted by high rising and fast moving tidal waves on Sunday, 26th
December 2004.
Official reported casualties rose up to six thousand while unofficial
reports say around ten thousand person lost their lives. One third of
victims are from Muslim community. Higher death tolls have been reported in
Mutur, Kinniya in the Trincomalee District, Sainthamaruthu, Kalmunai,
Maruthamunai in the Amparai District and Kattankudi in the Batticaloa
District. Muslims have also been affected in the Hambantota, Matara and
Galle Districts. Thousands of children and elderly have lost their lives and
thousands more are in a critical conditions.
The onslaught of the tidal waves has not stopped and more of them are
predicted in the next couple of days, may God (Allah) SWT save us. Severe
damages to lives, property and infrastructure have been reported.
Communication and transportation to some of the areas have been disconnected
thus causing severe hardship to the relief teams to reach the affected
areas. Hospitals are washed away with doctors and patients. Two Arabic
colleges in the Eastern province are raced to the ground and there is no
information about the fate of students and staff.
With the blessings of God and the support of general public the Sri Lanka
Jama'ath-e-Islami was able to dispatch five relief teams immediately with
dry rations collected from the general public in Capital Colombo and
surroundings. All the teams are comprised with medical professionals. So
far,
* A team headed by a medical doctor with a lorry load of dry rations and
drugs reached the South East today Monday.
* Another team, including a doctor, left for Kinniya last night.
* Third team including three doctors left for Kattankudi today morning.
* Forth team is planning to visit the south
* Fifth team is also planning to visit the South East.
* All these teams will take with them dry rations and provide medical relief
to the affected.
Al Hamdulillah, The Jamaat is coordinating its activities with other Muslim
organizations in the field like Al Muslimath and MIC. Any medical
practitioner willing to spend 4-5 days in the east providing medical relief
can contact Moulavi Abdur Rahman on 0777 418345.
The Jama'ath has established four regional centres for smooth coordination
of relief activities.
Sri Lanka Jama'ath-e-Islami has already collected nearly 33 thousand US
Dollars and earnestly requests much more assistance to meet the immediate
need of affected people in a meaningful way.
Moulavi Abdur Rahman
Head of Emergency Relief
Social Services Department
Sri Lanka Jama'ath-e-Islami
Hotline: 0094 77 741 8345
Phone : 0094 112 687091
Fax: 0094 112 686030
email: islambks@slt.lk
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