El Salvador Floods

 

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The Situation:

On November 7th heavy winds and rain swept over El Salvador, causing extensive flooding and landslides in seven of the fourteen departments of country. As of November 16th, this disaster has claimed the lives of 192 individuals with 80 people still missing. Landslides buried homes and roads contributing the 14,000 individuals seeking refuge in the 117 established shelters across the country in schools, churches and community centers. El Salvador's government has declared a state of disaster, officially requesting assistance in providing 3,400 families with food, hygiene kits and shelter.

ELCA Response:

ELCA International Disaster Response is working to provide relief and show solidarity with our
companions in El Salvador. The Lutheran World Federation and the Salvadoran Lutheran Synod
are providing immediate food and cooking supplies to families in need. Lutheran World Relief is
also working with their local community partners to provide relief in their areas of operation.
Over the next few weeks, additional assessments will be conducted in order to plan for long-term recovery
of the families affected in this disaster.

What you can do:

Pray:

Please hold the people of El Salvador in your prayers. Suggested prayer petitions are provided by the ELCA Worship.  Include these prayers in your personal time of devotion and in your Congregation Prayers.

Study and Share:

In addition to what you find in the media, look at the following.  
     ACT International
     CNN
     Reuters
     ReliefWeb

Return here periodically for updates.

Give:

Gifts to ELCA International Disaster Response help us to provide immediate and effective support to communities which are in need. Please consider giving to support the needs of this response and others like it.  Information on giving is provided in the box on the right “How You Can Help.” 100% of your gift will be used in full to bring life sustaining support to this crisis. Thank you for your prayerful consideration. Funding is vitally needed at this time.


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