Emergency Situation Report No. 9 - India floods 06 - 13 Sep 2007

Frequency: As required Reporting Period: 6 – 13 September

Nature and Location: Monsoon floods across India including Orissa, West Bengal, Assam and Bihar

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To date, Save the Children has reached approximately 13,500 children in the emergency flood response:

- Food Assistance: An initial one-month complementary food package has been distributed to 4569 children, pregnant and lactating mothers and elderly people.

- Health: 6464 patients, including 2500 children, have received medical attention in temporary health camps and through our cholera response.

- Water and Sanitation: Approximately 4500 children have benefited through distribution of sanitation materials and oral rehydration salts and repairs to 20 community tube wells

- Shelter: 2,500 families, including 5,000 children, have received tarpaulins for temporary shelter.

- Education and Protection: 3,300 children have received educational kits and support in returning to school.

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