| A series of recent grants have helped Christians who suffered in devastating floods in September and October 2009. |
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Relentless rain across large swathes of sub-Saharan Africa caused serious flooding in both East and West Africa. For example, in northern Niger four days of intense rain in the first week of September 2009 caused a dam to burst and local rivers to flood. Some of the poorest people were living in riverbeds that had been left dry by years of drought. As water poured off the mountains the rivers filled again and the homes were washed away. Amongst the flood victims in Muslim-majority Niger were 164 Christian families; Barnabas sent a grant of £8,000 (US$13,000; €8,900) to provide food for them.
Project reference 38-568
Two typhoons that hit the Philippines on 26 September and 3-4 October 2009 caused immense devastation and flooding in and around the capital, Manila. Barnabas sent grants totalling £28,065 (US$45,670;€31,168) through Baptist and Brethren local churches to provide rice, noodles, sardines, sugar, coffee and drinking water as well as clothes and medical aid for flood victims.
Project reference 42-845
On 4 October 2009 flooding and landslides afflicted ten districts of Nepal, after four days of continuous rain in this Hindumajority country. At least 68 people died. Three thousand families were affected, amongst which were 350 Christian families. Barnabas sent a grant of £3,300 (US$5,500; €3,700) to provide rice, pulses, cooking oil, salt, sugar, tarpaulins, blankets, cooking utensils and water purification tablets.
Project reference 89-848
