News from Baramulla, Sr Elaine.
"I am sorry I cannot give you information about Kupwara but I know that some homes may have been damaged. I did not hear of any deaths there. Most homes have cracks etc.
Date du Cliché: 19 août 2005
Lieu: Inde, Cachemire, Yusmarg
Matériel: Canon EOS 500 - 80 mm - Ilford HP5+
We too have some but those up North are bad; homes have been flattened and people have died. Now it is getting cold. I give a little news of what we are involved in. God is with us and helps us help others. Yes we have a lot of help with personnel and supplies. Caritas India, CRS(Catholic Relief Services) CSS(Catholic Social Services - this is the dioceses' office) and the director of CBCI Health Desk all came up here in the first 2 days and it was really high level organisation!
They each knew their jobs and soon organised teams first with our sisters, students and now their are sisters from diff. congregations and also lay people coming up each week to continue relief work. Holy Family sent 2 of their doctors with meds anad equip. plus 2 other sister doctors from other congregations came up in the first week and spent 5 days; now we have 2 Dr.from St. John's and others are planning to come. We have had about 3 or 4 teams of 8 visiting villages which are not accessible by vehicle. They get to a point and then have to walk up the steep mountains some 2, 3 and 4 hours even. Not all of them are young but all enthusiastic and wanting to reach out to these people.
Most home are just flattened. The walls are of mud and stone with a wood roof frame and zinc sheets; all you can see is the wood and zinc sheets. And the houses are scattered on the mountains not clustered like the usual villages so it is really not easy. Now the cold has already begun so winter is not far off.The first week we just surveyed about 7 villages. Now we are going inn for distribution - 2 tarpoulins; 2 cumbals (the black army blankets) 2 good woolen blankets; one quilt; 25 kgs.rice; 10 kg flour;1 kg each sugar, salt; half kg tea; two cooking utensils plus 2 serving spoons; 4 each stainless steel glasses and plates.
You should see the smiles on their faces as they receive this. Our target is for 5000 families. Not sure we will get to all before the winter. It is a lot of work of course but thank God for the help. We still have tremors and some as much as 5+.This is all for now. Love and prayer, Elaine, fmm"
Date du Cliché: 19 août 2005
Lieu: Inde, Cachemire, Yusmarg
Matériel: Canon EOS 500 - 80 mm - Ilford HP5+
We too have some but those up North are bad; homes have been flattened and people have died. Now it is getting cold. I give a little news of what we are involved in. God is with us and helps us help others. Yes we have a lot of help with personnel and supplies. Caritas India, CRS(Catholic Relief Services) CSS(Catholic Social Services - this is the dioceses' office) and the director of CBCI Health Desk all came up here in the first 2 days and it was really high level organisation!
They each knew their jobs and soon organised teams first with our sisters, students and now their are sisters from diff. congregations and also lay people coming up each week to continue relief work. Holy Family sent 2 of their doctors with meds anad equip. plus 2 other sister doctors from other congregations came up in the first week and spent 5 days; now we have 2 Dr.from St. John's and others are planning to come. We have had about 3 or 4 teams of 8 visiting villages which are not accessible by vehicle. They get to a point and then have to walk up the steep mountains some 2, 3 and 4 hours even. Not all of them are young but all enthusiastic and wanting to reach out to these people.
Most home are just flattened. The walls are of mud and stone with a wood roof frame and zinc sheets; all you can see is the wood and zinc sheets. And the houses are scattered on the mountains not clustered like the usual villages so it is really not easy. Now the cold has already begun so winter is not far off.The first week we just surveyed about 7 villages. Now we are going inn for distribution - 2 tarpoulins; 2 cumbals (the black army blankets) 2 good woolen blankets; one quilt; 25 kgs.rice; 10 kg flour;1 kg each sugar, salt; half kg tea; two cooking utensils plus 2 serving spoons; 4 each stainless steel glasses and plates.
You should see the smiles on their faces as they receive this. Our target is for 5000 families. Not sure we will get to all before the winter. It is a lot of work of course but thank God for the help. We still have tremors and some as much as 5+.This is all for now. Love and prayer, Elaine, fmm"
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