MCC responds to disastrous floods in Burundi with local partners

MCC and its partners in Burundi are working together to respond to the immense needs in the country after torrential rainfall and a series of floods and landslides have displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
 
Whole villages have been submerged or leveled by landslides. More than 300,000 people are in desperate need of relief. Nearly 90% of Burundians make their living as subsistence farmers, and many have lost their entire livelihoods as their farmland is violently washed away.
 
MCC is responding to the immense need in Burundi in a joint effort with many of its partners in the region. Working with partners MCC has begun its emergency relief response for 500 affected families. Each family will receive 20 kgs of rice, 10 kgs of beans, a bucket, a package of sanitary pads (where needed), a carton of soap and a flashlight with batteries.
 
Read the whole story at https://mcc.org/our-stories/mcc-responds-disastrous-floods-burundi-local-partners
 
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