The team brought with them four manual-powered water filtration systems, 1,000 jerry cans and 2,000 pairs of disposable underwear.
SINGAPORE: A three-man team from Singapore's Corporate Citizen Foundation (CCF) departed for the Indian city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday (Dec 8) to support flood relief efforts, CCF said in a media release.
About 280 have died as a result of the floods, and up to 200,000 people have been displaced. CCF said access to clean water is the main problem faced by flood victims.
The team brought with them four manual-powered water filtration systems, 1,000 jerry cans and 2,000 pairs of disposable underwear, to help those affected to rehydrate and stay hygienic as Chennai seeks to recover from devastating flooding.
The relief supplies were flown in for free by Singapore Airlines. The airline resumed flights to Chennai on Tuesday.
CCF is a private-sector initiative to pool together corporate assets to help vulnerable communities in Asia. The CCF’s Swift Emergency Evaluation Deployment (SEED) programme helps to secure early access and assistance to disaster-affected areas. SEED’s pioneer partners include Mediacorp, ST Aerospace, Golden Season and HSL Constructor.
The CCF and SEED responded to super typhoon Haqupit in the Philippines and the Kelantan floods in Malaysia in 2014, and the Gorkha earthquake in Nepal this year.
- CNA/dl
Source: Channel NewsAsia
