ActionAid India on Tuesday said its field assessment team had visited areas in and around Wayanad, and held consultations with communities affected by the floods in Kerala.
Report and discussions
“Based on the team’s report and discussions with grass roots partners and prominent civil society activists, ActionAid India is rolling out interventions in Alappuzha, Idukki, Pathanamthitta and Wayanad districts. ActionAid will distribute water tanks, water purifying systems and tablets, food, dry rations, material for temporary shelter and shelter cleaning support,” the organisation said in a statement.
Esther Maria Selvam, the regional manager of ActionAid Tamil Nadu regional office and leader of the emergency response team in Kerala, said, “Emergency situations affect vulnerable communities disproportionately. We need to recognise this reality and reach out to people living in poverty and exclusion, and amongst them women, children, the elderly and the differently abled.”