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India 06/07

Photo Essay: ACT members continue India floods response

GENEVA, August 9, 2007

The following photos were submitted by Lutheran World Service International (LWSI) and by Daud Memorial Christian Gramin Vikas Committee (DMCGVC), an implementing parter of ACT member, Church's Auxiliary for Social Action (CASA).


Balasore district of Orissa, India where LWSI of the ACT International alliance is assisting some 5,000 people in 111 villages. Photo by LWSI-ACT International.


Balasore district of Orissa, India where LWSI of the ACT International alliance is assisting some 5,000 people in 111 villages. Photo by LWSI-ACT International.


Survey team members swimming from one marooned area of the village to the other as the survey the situation in the district of Gorakhpur in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India . Photo by CASA/DMCGVC-ACT International.


Utensils and food commodities being transported by boat to set up a field kitchen for a feeding centre in the district of Gorakhpur in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India. Photo by CASA/DMCGVC-ACT International.


Hot meals being served to the flood victims at the feeding centre in the district of Gorakhpur in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India. Photo by CASA/DMCGVC-ACT International.


The family relief kits distributed by LWSI in the Balasore district of Orissa, India comprise of bed sheets, clothing for women, men and children, and polythene sheets for temporary shelter. Relief distribution continues. Photo by LWSI-ACT International.


Evening in the district of Gorakhpur in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India. Photo by CASA/DMCGVC-ACT International.

Action by Churches Together (ACT) International is a global alliance of churches and related agencies working to save lives and support communities in emergencies worldwide.