The
pictures in this piece speak for themselves that residents of Jarra Kani-kunda
village in the Lower River Region definitely need emergency assistance.
The
villagers last night had their homes destroyed by a heavy downpour that had
been accompanied by powerful wind. Roofs, corrugates and fence need either
repairs or complete replacement.
The
disaster, which followed a similar one in Bureng in Jarra East in early July,
left many people shelter less in Kani-kunda.
The
unexpected disaster struck at a time when farmers are busy ploughing their
farms.
The
disaster prompted Kani-kunda natives abroad to set up a Go Fund Me account,
appealing for emergency assistance.
“This
unfortunate situation has prompted us to put heads together in a bid to bail
out our disaster-laden village,” said Alagie Bamboo Saidykhan, an executive
member of Kani-kunda Kafoo in the United Kingdom.
He
appealed for help from Samaritan, individuals, nongovernmental organisations
and the government to “extend help to the people of Kani-kunda village whose
normal business has been interrupted by a disaster.”
Those
who want to help can do so through this link:
https://www.gofundme.com/disaster-victims-of-kannikunda. Disaster victims would
appreciate whatever assistance: cash or in kind.
