We trust that you will all offer prayers for the victims of the floods in Pakistan and India.

Last week, the Elijah Institute received the following appeal:

This is the worst flood in the history of Pakistan. Nearly 25 million persons are directly affected. It has been confirmed that over 2500 have lost their lives. Hundreds of villages have been wiped out from the face of earth. Several millions tons of food have been wasted.  Pray and help your Pakistani brothers and sisters in this difficult situation. Do something to help victims of this unprecedented flood disaster.

With Best Regards

Imam Sajid

Imam Dr Abduljalil Sajid President National Association of British Pakistanis -NABPAK , Imam Brighton Islamic Mission since September 1976; Chairman Muslim Council for Religious and Racial Harmony UK (MCRRH) since 1980; 8 Caburn Road , Hove, East Sussex, BN3 6EF, England Tel:+44(0)1273722438 Mobile:+44(0)7971 861972; Email: imamsajid(at)gmail.com, jamilasajid@yahoo.co.uk,

This appeal follows that of Bhikkhu Sanghasena:

Havoc of Flood in Ladakh
Dear friends of Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre, Leh, Ladakh. 

The beautiful valley of Ladakh turns into a valley of horror in minutes. The noisy thunder, torrential rain and swift wave of storm and wind turn the atmosphere dark and gloomy. Suddenly an unprecedented flood created destruction, devastation, havoc and turn the city and valley into ghost city. Hundreds of residential houses are destroyed, several hundreds lives lost, thousand of people are severely injured and effected. Search for lost lives are in search process. Lots of cattle, wealth and crops are destroyed.   

“I didn’t witness and heard about such devastation in my entire life” says an 80 years old man. Apart from lost of lives and property, all infrastructures, communication and social welfare installation are affected. Radio station, power supply, mobile phones, hospital are severely effected. There is no telephone, no power and no communication facilities for the last two days. Roads and bridges are cut and totally destroyed. 

The Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre also witnessed flood resulting the Old Aged Home, the main secretariat and the hospital are made to non-functional. Drug store, ration store are flooded and water supply is partially destroyed. Thanks to the Triple Gem, there is no lost of life in Mahabodhi. All inmates are busy in cleaning process and revive the vital installation. Inmates of all residential buildings are evacuated to safer places on elevated points.

Yes whole of our campus is filled with  mud, stones and debris. It will take time to clear them and to rebuild them. Aside from rebuilding our own infrastrure that were damaged by the flood, we are also planning to help the affected communities in rehabilitation programmes to mitigate their suffering. We have set up a special committee of our members and will be carrying out the relief work with the local government. For photographs of the flood, kindly visit our website at www.mahabodhi-ladakh.org I am enclosing some more information with this letter.

Once again all of us express our sincere thanks and gratitude to you for your prayers and sympathy that has encouraged us and boosted our morale.

May you be always happy, healthy and well.
With sincere thanks and kind regards.

Bhikkhu Sanghasena

President,
MIMC, Ladakh. 

Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre
Devachan, P.O. Box # 22, Leh - Ladakh 194101, INDIA
Ph:  +91-1982-264372  +91-1982-264372    Mobile:  +91-9906902025  +91-9906902025 ,  +91-9419178667  +91-9419178667
www.mahabodhi-ladakh.org

 

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