All
69
mosques
in
Singapore, in collaboration with Rahmatan Lil Alamin Foundation (RLAF), are participating in a fund
raising
effort
in
aid of
flood victims in
Myanmar.
According to a statement by the RLAF, 12
out
of
14
states
and
regions
in
Myanmar
are
suffering from the effects of severe
flooding, with
four regions designated
as
disaster
zones. The
cyclone-battered
western
state
of
Rakhine
is
the
hardest
hit. The RLAF notes that over
100
people
have
died
and
more
than
1 million are deemed
"critically
affected"
by
the
rising
floods,
according
to
the
United
Nations
Office
for
the
Coordination
of
Humanitarian
Affairs.
"Thi
s
is
the
worst
natural
disaster
since
Cyclone
Nargis
killed
nearly
140
,000
people
in
May
2008," noted the RLAF in a statement.
Funds
collected
will
be
handed
over
to
Mercy
Relief
which is
currently
on
the
ground
to
provide relief
and
aid
in
the
form
of
food,
clean
water,
medicine
and
basic
necessities
and
possibly the rebuilding of homes
devastated
by
the
floods.
Interested?
Donation
boxes
have been placed
at
all
69
mosques and will be open up to Friday, 21
August
2015.
All
boxes
will
be
marked Special Collection
for Victims of Myanmar Floods.
Members
of
the
public
can
also
offer donations in
cash
or
by
cheque.
All
cheques
should
be
made
payable
to RLAF with Special Collection In
Aid
of
Victims
of
Myanmar
Floods written
on
the
back.
Cash
and
cheques
can
be delivered
to the Muis
Building
at
the
Singapore
Islamic
Hub,
No
273,
Braddell
Road
Singapore
579702.
In
addition,
the
public
can
make
their
contributions online up
to
31
August
2015.