At least 172,132 people were removed from their homes in the last week, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC). Photo credit: Roar Media/Akila JayawardanaAmal Dias leads a group of professionals in various fields volunteering to collect donations for flood and landslide victims. That’s what we are trying to provide.” With little to no options available to many families due to ongoing travel restrictions, several volunteer groups have come forward to provide relief. However, these travel restrictions have also affected these volunteer groups, Khalib Cassim, co-founder and director of CareStation, a nonprofit organisation, told Roar Media. “Compared to previous years, there are not many disaster relief programmes... everything has become very complicated for the flood victims,” he said.

Source: The Nation June 14, 2021 13:05 UTC