Mercy Airlift

India has been inundated with heavy rains resulting in the heaviest flooding in over 22 years. An estimated 600 people have died in the floods which have affected 17 million people, leaving thousands of people homeless and helpless, having lost all of their belongings. "The situation is still quite critical. It's a huge disaster," Fernando Soares, a spokesman for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies told the Reuters New Agency.

Outbreaks of water-borne diseases are expected to increase. Halogen tablets used to treat contaminated water and medical teams are being sent throughout the region to minimize, as much as possible, diseases related to contaminated water. Food supplies as well as medicines, medical supplies, tents and other similar supplies are continuously being obtained for transport to this area.