The rain is incessant, especially after midnight. They had gathered supplies of food, plastic sheeting, boats, water cleaning chemicals and even life jackets, lifebuoys and gum boots. They identified 2000 families as being the most vulnerable. The RVC team are now distributing nutritious food packages of dahl, rice, mustard oil, and iodised salt from four distribution points. Satyasree's husband Rabindranath is embarking on a hazardous journey to deliver food to vulnerable people in nine surrounding villages, some of which are only reachable by boat.
Public health is a major concern.
Water-based diseases are very prevalent, especially diarrhoea, skin diseases, conjunctivitis, dysentery, and viral fever. RVC is distributing materials to purify water, to clean and repair wells, and rehydration salts to people who have suffered through illness and dehydration. This land will be unusable for a considerable time, perhaps many years. People displaced by the floods will need help rebuilding their livelihoods. The community will need seeds including mustard and potato, paddle pumps for irrigation, fishing nets, and materials for weaving.