MFCD provides relief to flood affected victims

Flood relief: Immediately after the rains, following reports of severe flooding and displacement of residents, a team was despatched by Muslim Aid Sri Lanka to assess the damage. Along with officers from its local partner the Muslim Foundation for Culture and Development (MFCD), the areas of Sedawatta, Gothami Mawatha, Widdiyawatta and Megoda Kolonnawa were visited.

Muslim Aid Country Representative, Amjad Mohamed-Saleem said, the scene was reminiscent of the days immediately after the tsunami where the water level was high and the houses were completely damaged.

Consequently, Muslim Aid Sri Lanka, who visited the area, despatched emergency funds for clean up operations and medical camps to be undertaken at all sites during the months of December and part of January.

Working through the network of local temples and mosques, equipment for the clean up operations were distributed to the local community to allow them to carry out the clean up of their own homes whilst volunteer doctors from MFCD conducted medical camps in all the affected locations.

The chief priest of the Kalawitigodulla Temple, Wellampitiya, the Ven. Nagalley Panyananda mobilised the community and praised for the work being undertaken. He thanked Muslim Aid and their partners for the action to help the community. The clean up programme and ten medical camps ran for a period of six weeks where 353 families were looked after in four areas of greater Colombo.

Muslim Aid is an international humanitarian relief and development charity working to alleviate the suffering among the world's poorest and most needy communities.

Set up in 1985 by leading British Muslim organisations, Muslim Aid supports projects in 50 countries spanning Africa, Asia and Europe.