For a month long period between November and December, monsoons plagues India and destroyed thousands of hectares of cropland and infrastructure. Tamil Nadu was the worst-affected area, and over 420 people were killed by the floods.
116,000 HOMES DESTROYED
421 PEOPLE KILLED
60,000 PEOPLE DISPLACED
With the health and hygiene of affected communities at high risk, GlobalMedic responded with water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) based interventions in this region.
Our Rapid Response Team deployed to the most affected areas in Tamil Nadu distributing 20 AP700 Community Water Filters as well as nearly 1,700 Household Water Purification Units and Hygiene Kits. This response brought more than 43,000 vulnerable people access to safe, clean drinking water.
