In 2015, the Disaster Relief Team of Zone 7 of the SSIO served refugees passing through Austria’s border with Germany in Kufstein, Austria. Up to 1,000 displaced people from war-ravaged countries passed through this area daily
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A major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck Nepal on 25th April 2015. The natural disaster wreaked havoc on a massive scale. Thousands of people have lost their lives, and an estimated 1.4 million people are without food. The densely populated capital city, Kathmandu, home to…
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇSince November 2013, the Sathya Sai International Organisation (SSIO) has been actively involved in disaster relief efforts in Tacloban, Philippines – a region significantly affected by typhoon Yolanda. The SSIO has focused its disaster relief efforts in three major areas:
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On the evening of 13th February 2014, Mount Kelud – an active volcano in East Java, Indonesia – erupted violently, spewing stones, gravel and sand. Volcanic ash reached distances of over 200 km, causing several regional airports to shut down and forcing the evacuation of…
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In February 2014, heavy rains and storms caused unprecedented flooding in many areas in southern UK, displacing a large number of people. Sathya Sai devotees across the country rallied together to donate blankets, duvets, sleeping bags, bottled water, biscuits, nuts, crisps, body wipes, disinfectants, brushes…
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In the Borikhan district of Borikhamxay Province, Laos, 15 villages were severely affected by flooding in July 2013. About 40 volunteers from the Sathya Sai Foundation of Laos responded to the emergency by distributing rice, cooking oil, soy sauce, instant noodles, salt, sugar, blankets and…
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