DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) has sent its officials including two Qatari women to India to assess the humanitarian conditions and urgent needs in the flood-stricken parts of Jammu and Kashmir in India.
The mission travelled to India on September 24 to coordinate with NGOs, examine the situation on the ground, and negotiate executive partnerships with the organizations working there in case an immediate relief response is required. They are scheduled to return to Doha today. The group comprises three senior members of QRC’s risk reduction team, including two Qatari female volunteers Reema Al Merekhi (head of mission) and Fatima Al Mohannadi — as well as Dr Hassan Al Beiroumi, an assistant trainer of public health in disasters and a health/environment writer.
After arriving in New Delhi, they held several meetings with the Islamic Relief - India (IRI), Indo-Global Social Service Society (IGSSS), and Mother Helpage Worldwide. Then, they made a field trip to Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir and the worst-hit region, with 80 percent of its land submerged by 12-14 feet high floods, which wiped out whole villages. The mission toured all over the state, particularly medical facilities and the relief camp.
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