Despite working in a confined space, the charity managed to distribute neatly packed food boxes to those in need.
Australia: Sikh Volunteers Melbourne extends humanitarian assistance to the flood-affected areas
Melbourne: Sikh Volunteers Australia have extended their humanitarian assistance to the flood-affected areas in southeastern Australia, where relentless rains have cut off towns and forced thousands to evacuate, The Tribune reported.
According to the report, the Sikh charity travelled nearly 1,200 km (746 miles) to reach the rural town of Taree in New South Wales—one of the worst-hit areas from last week's devastating floods in Australia’s most populous state. There, they set up their mobile kitchen in the parking lot of a hardware store to serve fresh meals to victims.
The floods have left over 50,000 people stranded across the Hunter and Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales, around 300 km (186 miles) north of Sydney. Fast-rising waters burst riverbanks, destroyed homes, and washed away roads. As of now, five people have died due to the natural disaster.
Local Sikh farmer Mark Kappa was quoted saying, “We've had no power for three days out at the farm. We lost our milk. We lost everything.”
After serving nearly 3,000 hot meals over the past three days, Sikh Volunteers Australia head Jaswinder Singh said, “In times of disasters, I've seen the spirit of Australians come even better, closer to each other... so that's a good thing.”
Despite working in a confined space, the charity managed to distribute neatly packed food boxes to those in need.
As reported, Sikh Volunteers Australia have been providing free meals since 2017 during various crises, including bushfires and floods.
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