The document summarizes a report on visits to flood affected areas in Bihar, India. Over 1 million people were left homeless after flooding from the Kosi river. The summary describes the scale of the disaster, relief efforts by the government and international organizations, observations from visiting relief camps, and suggestions provided in the report.

1. Bali… PRATHAM October 10, 2008

2. … no…Bihar! PRATHAM October 10, 2008

3. Pratham Bihar- Flood Affected Areas Visit Report Farida Lambay & Mallika Singh October 10, 2008 PRATHAM PRATHAM

5. The fury of Kosi has left more than a million homeless and scores killed. The Indian government has already rescued half a million people and another million still need to get out. The worst hit districts are Supaul, Araria, Purnia, Madhepura and Saharsa districts. PRATHAM October 10, 2008

6. The Army, Navy, CISF and various other agencies are intensively engaged in rescue and relief activities. Various national and international organizations have come forth to support the victims. For most of them it may be months or possibly even years before normalcy is restored. For some, it shall never be. PRATHAM October 10, 2008

7. Satellite view of flood affected areas October 10, 2008 PRATHAM

8. Satellite view of flood affected areas October 10 2008 PRATHAM

9. Satellite view of flood affected areas October 10 2008 PRATHAM

10. Satellite view of flood affected areas October 10 2008 PRATHAM

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15. Aid- International & Domestic October 10 2008 PRATHAM Institution Type of Funds Amount Funding Mechanism Govt of Ireland emergency funding EUR 350,000 through NGOs Govt of Hong Kong emergency grants HK$ 4,913,000 a) HK$ 787,000 to Cedar Funds b) HK$ 2,126,000 to Oxfam HK c) HK$ 2,000,000 to World Vision HK Govt of New Zealand Disaster Relief Emergency Fund NZ$ 500,000 Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Govt of USA USAID USD2,600,000 coordinated with Indian govt activities Govt of Sri Lanka donation USD 50,000 Indian government Govt of Italy donation EUR 100,000 IFRC Vodafone Foundation donation GBP 100,000 Red Cross Govt of Australia AusAID AUS$ 1,000,000 AUS$ 500,000 to WFP AUS$ 500,000 to UNICEF Govt of France subsidy EUR 100,000 to French NGO ACTED to support 2,000 families for 4 months Caritas NZ donation NZ$ 10,000 Caritas India and Catholic Relief Services (Caritas USA) to provide food, temporary shelter, and essential non-food items to 270,000 people Welthungerhilfe donation EUR 100,000 Together with the Irish relief organisation Concern Worldwide, around 10,000 families being provided with food and other aid in Supaul Govt of Germany donation EUR 500,000 German aid organizations Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) donation GBP 50,000 with Caritas India United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) Donation GBP 150,000 with Govt of Bihar to supply up to 20 camps which currently house 10,000 displaced families with clean water, shelter and sanitation European Commission Donation EUR 1,000,000 UN agencies, European relief NGOs and the Red Cross/Crescent Govt of India INR 10,000,000,000 also 125,000 metric tonnes of food for the relief efforts

17. Distribution of material- CM’s Relief Fund PRATHAM October 10, 2008

19. A day in the Mega Camp PRATHAM October 10, 2008

20. Milk for all children aged 2-5…so what if some are older… October 10, 2008

21. Food for all… Education for all… PRATHAM October 10, 2008

22. Camp Facilities PRATHAM October 10, 2008

23. But the situation is a lot more grim in the non govt. relief camps, especially the embankment and roadside camps PRATHAM October 10, 2008

25. Approximately, 50,000 people per camp! … Here they are waiting for relief material distribution PRATHAM October 10, 2008

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37. They need our help. PRATHAM October 10, 2008