Jammu & Kashmir Floods, 2014

Date: September, 2014

Category: Flash Floods

Torrential rainfall in September 2014, caused widespread flooding in the Kashmir valley. Nearly 277 people in India and about 280 people in Pakistan died due to the floods.The damage to property was estimated between INR 5000-6000 crore.

United Way Response:

• Immediate Relief, Winter Clothing, Transitional Shelters - Vital interventions considering the severe winter months
• Construction of 100 transit shelters in worst affected communities
• Provision of community toilets and safe drinking water facilities to five villages in Bandipora Tehsil, Pulwama District
• Infrastructural enhancement support including; two ambulances, room heaters, water purifiers, baby warmers, LED TVs for edutainment of the OPD patients and blankets to Government G.B. Pant Children Hospital

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