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Dear   Michaela and all our friends,
Greetings from Frs. Maxim and Eric

Pannur is facing one of its worst  disasters  due to  floods in the last 40 years. Intermittent rains  over the last four days have  resulted in floods bringing the waters to 15 feet  in the church campus practically  drowning the church. The surrounding houses  have been damaged beyond repairs and some of them have totally collapsed. In all 212  houses  in  Pannur itself have been heavily damaged  and people are mostly on the road side and  camped in our dispensary at a higher level.  The worst experience when you are surrounded by water is the danger of snakes. Already 5 persons have been bitten by cobras and one  person is serious.
The waters of the floods rose at night with a higher intensity causing panic all round, and people rushed out carrying whatever they could to a less dangerous area. In the bargain they had to surrender most of their
possessions to the ravaging floods.  The plight of women and children is extremely pathetic. As they have no change of clothing and much less food for their hunger.  One woman gave birth to a child in this tense situation. Luckily a small corner of the dispensary was provided for her.
Last two days   the approach to Pannur was totally impossible  as it was cut off from  the rest of the  world.   No electricity , no drinking  water, no food and no proper shelter to our  people.
Till today no government agency has approached or worked out any  programme of  relief. Just yesterday morning we managed to  reach Pannur by walking three kms on foot and whatever relief we brought had to be carried on our shoulders to reach the same to the people. Fr. Ambrose D’Souza the PP of Pannur Parish was  in a helpless situation  as he could not get out of his house,  as the water had reached above 10 feet of the   house.  People  surrounding the  Church area had run away to save themselves and their families. Fr. Ambrose  could come out only after 2 and a half days as the waters receded.
Our nearest neighbour  Hulugucnhi village  is entirely under water. All  55 houses   are submerged in water. People have run away to the upper level  with their children and are starving.  Since the flood water surrounded them at hight  they had just to save themselves leaving everything behind. They lost their cattle. Three men in this village are missing. The plight of women again is  very painful without privacy and change of clothing.
Other villagers like Ramathnal, Chitralli, Gonavara, Yadiwala, Hedignal, Yeddoldoddi, Chikalparvi, Iynoor, Pul Parmesh Dinni, are under  waters as they are at the river bank.
The Government in Karnataka is busy  rescuing the Swamiji leaving the thousands of poor  hungry and  dying.  No food, no water, no clothes, no  medicine has reached these villages, while Rs. 10 crores have been promised to repair Mantralya Temple  at this  critcal situation of poor peoples’ needs.
All these villages are mostly Dalit villages. Generally this is the plight of  Dalits in their struggle of survival.   Govt. thinks or wants to give the impression that nothing serious has taken  place in these villages. It  has not stepped into these villages to assess the loss to lives and property.
We need food, clothes and medicine for these suffering people. Whatever you can give  will be most welcome. Do come to the rescue of our people especially our women and children. All our volunteers are in these villages helping these people  with the little service  they can render. Some of our own children  have also joined the team.
Fr. Eric has with his team is camping in Pannur  to give people  some hope  and support. Our teachers have donated their own saries, and other items and are camping in these villages.
Hoping that you would be  close to our people  with your sympathy and support.
Whatever contribution  you give for this cause will be gratefully accepted and   distributed to the people directly.
Please send your contribution to the following Address:

Centre for Non-Formal and Continuing Education ®
Loyola School, Loyola Nagar, Post Box-8
Raichur Road, Manvi- 584 123
Raichur Dist.

We will be in touch with you soon.
Thanking you,   we will be
Yours  Sincerely,
Fr.Maxim Rasquinha SJ
Mission Superior
(M) 94496 25563 ( Fr. Eric)