Supreｍe Ｍaster Ching Hai International Association relief news update froｍ Hunan,China.
Relentless rains have been continuously wreaking havoc in central Hunan province，where ｍost recently cave-ins, or land collapses were set off across a ５００，０００-square-ｍeter area near a Ningxiang County ｍine.
The county governｍent relocated ２８ faｍilies as land collapsing to depths of １５ ｍeters daｍaged hoｍes as well as buildings and bridges, affecting nearly ７，０００ people.
The rains had also triggered ｍountain floods in the Xinhua County of Loudi City， with four people who perished and １５,０００ who were affected in the worst-hit town of Fengjia alone， where ｍore than １００ hoｍes collapsed and electricity, coｍｍunications and transportation were paralyzed. Upon hearing of these disasters， Supreｍe Ｍaster Ching Hai donated an initial US$１０，０００， conveying her sorrow and prayers as she asked that our nearby Association ｍeｍbers please go as soon as possible to render eｍergency aid.
Coｍbined with our Association ｍeｍber’s contributions， the total US$１２，２００ donation could purchase US$８７,０００ in urgent supplies obtained in the United States， based on China’s cost of living.
As per Supreｍe Ｍaster Ching Hai’s request for updates，the following is our Chinese Association relief teaｍ’s report.
Ｍay 1８, 2010
Re: Disaster Relief in Hunan Province Ｍost Beloved Ｍaster，Early on Ｍay １１， we set out to Shuanglin District of Fengjia Town.
On the way， we saw collapsed homes，bridges，and structures everywhere， including the historically significant ２，０００-year-old Ziquejie Terrace， which had been a governｍental nature and cultural heritage site. Upon arriving at Shuanglin， we found that １２ out of １５ kiloｍeters of the ｍountain road to Fengjia Town was destroyed， stranding victiｍs whose food supplies were dwindling.
So we rushed back to Xinhua County overnight and iｍｍediately purchased ８ tons of rice that filled a truck， which the warehouse leader generously arranged for us.
The roads back to Shuanglin were treacherous aｍidst the pouring rain and dangerous conditions. With prayer， we safely arrived and， assisted by the local governｍent，we distributed the rice to the victiｍs. Upon receiving the supplies， the villagers gratefully said， 『Now we have no probleｍs with food.』 Still， ｍost of the farｍlands were destroyed， so we went back again to Xinhua County to pack another １０ tons of rice overnight.
Unfortunately， heavy rain of over １００ ｍilliｍeters fell that night， causing a lot of landslides， and the fully loaded trucks could not pass through.
We thus entrusted the supplies to the warehouse leader to send to local officials in Fengjia to distribute to victiｍs once the roads were cleared.
Ｍeanwhile， we traveled by foot on a ｍuddy ｍountain road to visit four bereaved faｍilies， giving each ｍonetary aid and encouraging theｍ to adopt the vegan diet to help ensure a stabilized future. We also ｍet a disabled lady whose house had collapsed， and gave her soｍe relief ｍoney.
They all expressed their iｍｍense gratitude. We also gave inforｍative flyers and books on the eco-stabilizing vegan lifestyle for local officials to distribute， and they expressed their appreciation on behalf of the victiｍs. During the relief work, we were touched by the locals’ selfless help to one another. We were also glad to see how Ｍaster’s love brought both ｍaterial and spiritual coｍfort to the victiｍs.
Chinese Relief Teaｍ
VOICE: Our thankfulness goes to Supreｍe Ｍaster Ching Hai for allowing us to share these updates with our viewers and to our Association’s Foreign Group for providing this report.
We earnestly appreciate the help of the Chinese governｍent and officials in assisting the disaster-stricken. We also thank Supreｍe Ｍaster Ching Hai for her unconditional support to the vulnerable，
as well as our Association’s relief team for their altruistic diligence.
Ｍay Heaven bless the Chinese people to soon resuｍe lives of coｍforting regularity as we pray for such conditions to ease through huｍanity’s greater consideration of all beings.
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