Oxfam HK- Emergency Appeal for China Floods 2010
(29th August 2010)
>>> 305 million people affected in 28 provinces <<<
China ihas experienced some of the worst floods for over a decade and many of those affected are women, children and elderly. Over 305 million people have been affected in 28 provinces when the floods have ravaged the country since June and August has seen fresh landslides where hundreds have died and thousands of people remain missing.
Weeks of heavy rain have swollen rivers and caused damage, landslides and bridge collapses across a swathe of the country. In the hardest-hit areas, flash floods have cut roads, isolated entire villages and disrupted communications and water supplies. Flooding has hit areas all over China this year and other hard-hit areas include; Jilin, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and Gansu in North-West, Central and Southern China."
More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_China_floods
Many thanks to:
•Wing Yip supermarkets, Birmingham Chinatown & Arcadian, Birmingham Chinese Evangelical Church (BCEC), HK Supermarket for the use of their premises.
•Donation of £200 GBP and support from Birmingham Chinatown Lions Club
• Donation of £298 GBP from Chung Ying Garden Restaurant
• Ms Ling for overseeing cash handling and directly transfer the funds to Oxfam HK via electronic transfer
Donations to this cause can be made via bank deposit (at Bank of China or Bank of East Asia only) to
Oxfam HK a/c 012-874-0-010516-0 (Ref: Bham-UK fundraiser)
THIS EVENT RAISED: £3986 (inc. internet donations)
Oxfam HK website: http://oxfam.org.hk/en/emergencies.aspx
