{"id":5458,"date":"2020-05-28T16:44:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T16:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/?p=5458"},"modified":"2024-10-23T16:56:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T16:56:14","slug":"cyclone-amphan-update-letter-from-the-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/2020\/05\/28\/cyclone-amphan-update-letter-from-the-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyclone Amphan Update: Letter from the CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5458\" class=\"elementor elementor-5458\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06b2e30 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06b2e30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-987cbcc e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"987cbcc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa9c116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa9c116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cyclone Amphan Update: Letter from the CEO<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d9d480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-post-info happy-addon ha-post-info\" data-id=\"6d9d480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ha-inline-items ha-icon-list-items ha-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ha-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-e6428b7 ha-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/2020\/05\/28\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-calendar\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-icon-list-text ha-post-info__item ha-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 28, 2020\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ebf69f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ebf69f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Damage-2-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5459\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Damage-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Damage-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Damage-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Damage-2.jpeg 1040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d1747c3 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d1747c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e21e9bd e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e21e9bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4da122fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4da122fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dear Friends of Calcutta Rescue,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I know that many of you will be worried about the situation following Cyclone Amphan last week, so I just want to give you a quick update.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that all our staff and schoolchildren survived the horror of Wednesday night and the impact on our own buildings was limited.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The bad news is that while we hope most of our patients are well, we\u2019ve been unable to establish contact with many of them. In the rural areas around Kolkata, where many of them live, there was devastation, with crops destroyed, homes obliterated and whole villages flooded.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b060092 e-grid e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b060092\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cbd0bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1cbd0bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mou-witnessed-253x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5461 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 253px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 253\/300;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mou-witnessed-253x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5461\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-626db2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"626db2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Within the city, thousands of homes in the slums had been damaged.\u00a0So many families were drenched after their roofs were ripped off, what food they had was ruined and in some cases their meagre possessions had been blown away or swept away by flood water.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-405bfc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"405bfc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It couldn\u2019t have come at a worse time as we are still in coronavirus lockdown, and the number of Covid cases has been rising rapidly. Added to that, the roads, the morning after, were impassable due to the number of blown-down trees, much of the city had no electricity or water and mobile networks were down.<\/p>\n<p>Our first task was to ensure all staff and our schoolchildren were OK. By the end of Thursday Ananya and her teachers had managed to trace all 650 youngsters and confirm that they and their families were safe, although many were traumatised by what they had been through.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-106a679 e-grid e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"106a679\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28fb943 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28fb943\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"619\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Cyclone-3-1024x768-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5464 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Cyclone-3-1024x768-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Cyclone-3-1024x768-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Cyclone-3-1024x768-1-768x576.jpeg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 825px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 825\/619;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Cyclone-3-1024x768-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5464\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Cyclone-3-1024x768-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Cyclone-3-1024x768-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Cyclone-3-1024x768-1-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45243b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45243b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOn Friday I was able to reach Tala Park to assess the situation \u2013 part of the roof of our school had been ripped off and a tree had crashed down over the parking area damaging one of the mobile ambulances.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e759c1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e759c1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"619\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Cyclone-5-1024x768-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5463 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Cyclone-5-1024x768-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Cyclone-5-1024x768-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Cyclone-5-1024x768-1-768x576.jpeg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 825px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 825\/619;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Cyclone-5-1024x768-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5463\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Cyclone-5-1024x768-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Cyclone-5-1024x768-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Cyclone-5-1024x768-1-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cab9092 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cab9092\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I visited several nearby slums and it was apparent that many families were in urgent need of plastic sheeting to repair their shacks, and that no-one else was there providing support. These very poor people were already suffering from the impact of many weeks of lockdown, without jobs or money and now their food and homes were damaged or destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>So the team have thrown themselves into the task of providing sheeting and food to those most in need, working in a dozen slums, with the Street Medicine team continuing to take aid out to more distant areas. Repairs begin today at Tala Park School and then to Chitpur clinic and No 10 School which also suffered damage to roofs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f821171 e-grid e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f821171\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d182f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d182f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/tarpaulin-distribution-1-768x576-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5465 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/tarpaulin-distribution-1-768x576-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/tarpaulin-distribution-1-768x576-1-300x225.jpeg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/576;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/tarpaulin-distribution-1-768x576-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5465\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/tarpaulin-distribution-1-768x576-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/tarpaulin-distribution-1-768x576-1-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b9a9e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b9a9e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ddf668d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ddf668d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9221a13\" data-id=\"9221a13\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-628dc45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"628dc45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>As I said in my last update, we had been focusing on training staff on how to operate safely under Covid conditions when the clinics reopen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With the easing of some lockdown restrictions in Kolkata we had planned to restart the clinics on June 1, but this will have to be pushed back by two weeks now, to allow for repairs and so we can continue to focus on providing cyclone relief over the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>We are also installing perspex screens at the clinics to provide a physical barrier between staff and patients and are creating an online spreadsheet that will allow us to log telephone consultations by our doctors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e681e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e681e5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9c34f2\" data-id=\"f9c34f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4130a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4130a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>A week on from the cyclone, I am astonished by how resilient people are here. Whatever life throws at them they pick up the pieces and start putting their lives back together \u2013 time and time and time again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-124aa9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"124aa9e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42b64c9\" data-id=\"42b64c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d21d32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d21d32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b61172a e-grid e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b61172a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-375c570 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"375c570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/std-st-road-1-768x1024-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5466 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/std-st-road-1-768x1024-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/std-st-road-1-768x1024-1-225x300.jpeg 225w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; 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I know that some of you have already given money to help the relief effort in West Bengal while others have been spreading the word and doing things to raise money. Neelu Sharma, for instance, who lives in London is doing a 48-hour sponsored fast on Thursday and Friday for Calcutta Rescue, so please do make a donation if you can on her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/fundraising\/neelu-sharma1\">JustGiving page\u00a0<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Or 17 year-olds Indrayudh and Twesha from the Heritage School who live in Kolkata and have been so moved by the plight of their fellow citizens, have started their first ever fundraiser on the online Give India platform. Please click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fundraisers.giveindia.org\/campaigns\/indrayudh-banerjee-and-twesha-ray-are-raising-funds-for-calcutta-rescue-that-works-for-bettering-lives-of-children-by-providing-them-with-necessities-education-and-cyclone-relief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/fundraisers.giveindia.org\/campaigns\/indrayudh-banerjee-and-twesha-ray-are-raising-funds-for-calcutta-rescue-that-works-for-bettering-lives-of-children-by-providing-them-with-necessities-education-and-cyclone-relief&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1590750300166000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFdN4R85O-stNPrjV4o2TZGfcB80Q\">here\u00a0<\/a>to support them also.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It is so heartening to know that, despite the global impact of pandemic,\u00a0 people all round the world still care about what happens here.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Thank you so much,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Jaydeep<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7598e54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7598e54\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a78c4c6\" data-id=\"a78c4c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-916a7c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"916a7c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h6>It is a tough time for all of us!<\/h6>\n<p>But it is even more difficult for the people whom we serve, the poor, the destitute and now\u00a0 unemployed due to the lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>Please help us so that we can help them. Your contribution is what we need to help them in this time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyclone Amphan Update: Letter from the CEO May 28, 2020 Dear Friends of Calcutta Rescue,\u00a0 I know that many of you will be worried about the situation following Cyclone Amphan last week, so I just want to give you a quick update.\u00a0 The good news is that all our staff and schoolchildren survived the horror<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5459,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-posts"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5458"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5458\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5470,"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5458\/revisions\/5470"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}