11 dead, 80000 evacuated, Tamil Nadu needs your help!

In the early hours of 16th November 2018 Cyclone Gaja has made a landfall, with torrential rains and winds of up to 120 kmph, left a trail of destruction in the coastal areas of Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu. The cyclone has affected lakhs of people, disrupted communications, leveled hundreds of homes and destroyed coconut trees and paddy crops.

We are on the ground. As per the initial assessment, there is a dire need for food, water, dry ration, sleeping mat, bed sheets and Tarpaulin sheets.

Our team has started the relief operations in the worst affected areas of Nagapattinam. To scale up our efforts, we desperately need your support. Please donate as much as possible. The funds raised here will go towards...

Food Packets (Veg Rice & Water Bottle) Costs Rs 40/packet

2500 x Rs 40 = 1,00,000

Relief Kit (Dry Ration) costs Rs 1000/kit.

300 x Rs 1000 = 3,00,000/-

Bed Kit (Sleeping Mat & Blankets) costs Rs 500/kit

300 x Rs 500 = 1,50,000/-

Shelter Kit (Tarpaulin Sheets & Rope) costs Rs Rs 1500/kit

300 x Rs 1500 = 4,50,000/-

All donations to Rapid Response are 50% tax exempt under sec 80G. Please donate and share our campaign with your friends and family. We will provide regular updates explaining how the money has spent on the ground. Thank you so much!

Rapid Response is an award winning organisation, providing disaster relief and rehabilitation services across India. As a disaster relief agency, we help people to survive and rebuild their lives through our food, medical, education, shelter and livelihood programs. Our most recent interventions in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Assam have impacted thousands of lives!

Rapid Response is also an N/Core Alpha Winner, recognized as one of the most promising nonprofits in India and rated as one of the 20 nonprofits solving India's greatest challenges!