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Torrential rain
enveloped western Europe on July 14, 2021. And then it didn't
stop. Parts of Germany, Belgium, Luxemburg, France, the
Netherlands, and Austria were utterly flooded — in some areas,
2 months' worth of rain fell in 24 hours. Rivers swelled and
bridges buckled. Entire homes were swept away and trains were
left floating and stranded. So far, the death toll is
189 — and rising. Hundreds of people are still unaccounted
for. Tens of thousands more have no idea when they will be
able to return to their homes, if at all. And clean
drinking water is nowhere in sight for many of the devastated
areas.
The people in these countries
desperately need help! That's why we are asking the United
Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) to
immediately step in. Will you join us by signing the
petition?
Photos of people living among
their soaking, overturned belongings in apartments without
running water or working electricity have been captured. Many
of them are injured and trying to care for each other and
pets, waiting desperately for aid. Houses, bridges,
and parts of entire towns have "simply vanished," submerged
and then swept away by rushing, impossibly strong waters. Sign the petition and ask that UNDAC immediately
send relief efforts into western Europe as they try to recover
from this unbelievable tragedy.
Thank you,
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Kelsey
The Care2 Petitions Team
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P.S. The German
president has called this the "worst natural disaster" in the
last hundred years. Sign the petition to call for immediate
aid. |
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