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CV NEWS FEED // Catholic missionaries are serving an integral role in helping victims of deadly flooding in Bangladesh.
Asia News reports that flooding since October 6 has affected 238,000 people in the northern regions of Mymensingh, Sherpur and Netrokon in Bangladesh. The diocese of Mymensingh, as well as the Caritas Bangladesh and the Missionaries of the Immaculate (PIME sisters), have been assisting families by bringing supplies to the remote areas.
Asia News reported that, so far, 1,474 families have received aid, including 460 in the sub-districts of Dhobaura and Haluaghat. The families received dry food, rice, lentils, and basic necessities, such as candles and gas lighters.
“We have provided dry food such as crushed rice, puffed rice and noodles to 30 families,” Sister Rony Gomes, a missionary of the Immaculate who serves in the parish of Dhairpara, Mymensingh district, told Asia News. “However, most of our 23 Catholic villages have been affected and some remote areas remain unreachable.”
Bishop Ponan Paul Kobi of the Diocese of Mymensingh is visiting the flooded areas with a Caritas team to encourage Catholic priests to aid those suffering.
The article outlined some of the challenges faced by victims of the flooding, including one man whose home was destroyed and who only received a sack of rice to sustain his family.
The article concluded, “The Catholic Church and humanitarian organisations continue to stand by the needy, offering crucial support in the face of the devastation.”
