Volunteers who have been providing flood relief for the past five days are on the verge of burnout, and hundreds of families in Sharjah devastated by the flooding are in desperate need of assistance. They have been working ceaselessly to help those impacted by Tuesday’s (April 16) record-breaking rainfall.
Despite the risk to their health, hundreds have been reaching out to stranded locals, carrying basic supplies like food, water, and medicines, whether by boat or by wading through sewage-contaminated waters.
A volunteer at the Indian Cultural Forum (ICF), Muneer Pandiyala, voiced alarm, saying, “We’ve already lost a few heroes to illness. One of the five had to be hospitalized due to a waterborne illness. Fortunately, he is steady.
The creator of the Rainsupport website and WhatsApp group, Muneer Al Wafaa, emphasized the significance of volunteer safety protocols. According to him, volunteers now receive tetanus shots before entering the contaminated waters because many people have become infected and exhibit symptoms like nausea and itching. The club is actively involved in humanitarian activities and has approximately 6,000 members. Al Wafaa announced that “Aster Pharmacy is providing free tetanus injections to them,” urging all field volunteers to become vaccinated.
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