Today, the Kurgan, Shadrinsk, Orenburg, Orenburg, Orsk and Buzuluk dioceses have organized assistance to flood victims in the flood zone in the Kurgan and Orenburg regions. Priests, volunteers, sisters of mercy visit the victims in temporary accommodation centers (TACs), collect and deliver aid to those in need, Patriarchy.ru reports.
In Kurgan diocese sisters of mercy prepared 50 food kits and 50 kits with hygiene products. On April 10, 2024 the head of the social department of the diocese Archpriest Vladimir Alekseev and the Sisters of Mercy will go to the TAC of Kurgan, where 700 people from villages on the right bank of the Tobol River have been evacuated.
"So far there is no big water in Kurgan, the water is now 50-70 kilometers away from Kurgan, but the authorities are preparing for it: they are preparing TACs in schools, the necessary equipment. The social department of the Kurgan diocese is also in readiness mode - in the Port-Arthur church of Kurgan there is a center of humanitarian aid, here they are ready to distribute on demand clothes for the victims, bought plaids. Tomorrow during the trip to the TAC we will find out the address needs of people. Parishioners - husbands of the Sisters of Charity of the Diocese, who have boats, have signed up as volunteers to help with evacuation if necessary. I also bought a boat and boots so that I could quickly get involved in the relief efforts," he said head of the social department of the Kurgan diocese, rector of the Port-Arthur church of Kurgan Archpriest Vladimir Alexeev.
Also in the Port-Arthur temple stocked up on water - there is a well on the territory of the temple. Water will be distributed to the townspeople, as in the stores of Kurgan water can not buy - all dismantled. Sisters of Charity will be on duty in the temple to distribute humanitarian aid to those affected by the flood.
In the Shadrinsk diocese provided food aid to residents of the city of Kurtamysh and Kurtamysh municipal district, which were in the flood zone. Sisters of the social point "Niva of Mercy" at the church in honor of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul collected 20 bags of food and sent them to the victims. Also, with the blessing of the rector of the church, Archpriest Michael Kucherov, the social canteen, which operates at the church, is ready to feed the needy with hot lunches.
The social department of the Orsk diocese together with the social departments of the Orenburg and Buzuluk dioceses are collecting humanitarian aid, food, clothes, personal hygiene items and with the help of volunteers distribute them to temporary accommodation centers, as well as provide material and spiritual support to the victims. Representatives of the Orsk diocese brought 150 kg of food and more than 300 kg of clothes to four temporary accommodation centers. Archpriest Vyacheslav Kochkin, head of the social department of the Orsk diocese, personally evacuated 45 patients from a flooded hospital in the city. The Orsk diocese organized the evacuation of several families with children to the Magnitogorsk diocesan Mother and Child Care Center.
On April 9, humanitarian aid for flood victims, collected by the social department of the Orenburg diocese, was delivered to Orsk. The humanitarian cargo was personally accompanied by Metropolitan Peter of Orenburg and Saraktash. Personal hygiene products, baby diapers, food, baby porridge, formula, clothes for children and adults, bed linen sets, mattresses, blankets, pillows, drinking water and other necessities were delivered to Orsk. The aid was delivered to the Iversky Nunnery in Orsk, and then it will be transferred to temporary accommodation centers.
Also in the Iversky nunnery of Orsk reoriented the bakery to bake bread for the residents of the city, as in the stores of the city there is a shortage of bread products. In the skete of the monastery there is a well with drinking water, which is continuously bottled by the hermitage residents and together with bread is distributed to those in need. Residents of the city receive baked monastery bread and water free of charge on the territory of the monastery St. George's Cathedral and the church in honor of the Holy Great Martyr Panteleimon of Orsk. The Orsk Monastery housing for pilgrims receives flood victims. The church in honor of the Transfiguration of the Lord of Orsk, located on a hill, is surrounded by water. Nevertheless, regular statutory services continue in it. The delivery of provisions to the temple has been organized with the help of swimming facilities.
In the Orenburg diocese victims of flooding are received daily without interruption in the relief center "Cradle". Those in need are given food, personal hygiene products, clothes, shoes, household appliances, warm blankets, pillows, bedding, and help with accommodation. Specialists offer legal, psychological, humanitarian and informational assistance to those who apply to "Cradle". In addition to Cradle, almost all churches in Orenburg have become centers for collecting humanitarian aid.
Also in support of the victims, the social department of the Orenburg diocese in cooperation with the charity fund "Food Bank "Rus"" organizes charity events "Basket of Kindness" in "Pyaterochka" stores in Orenburg. With the blessing of Metropolitan Peter of Orenburg and Saraktash, prayers are offered at every Divine Liturgy in the churches of the Orenburg diocese for the end of the of the water invasion.
With the blessing of Metropolitan Evgeny of Yekaterinburg and Verkhotursk, the Miloserdie Orthodox Service announced an emergency collection of humanitarian aid to help flood-stricken residents of the Orenburg region. Humanitarian aid is accepted at the following address: 3, Fuchika Street, Ekaterinburg. The Humanitarian Aid Resource Center is open from Monday to Friday from 10.00 to 18.00.
You can apply for help in flood-affected communities by calling the hotline of the Synodal Department for Church Charity and Social Ministry at 8 800 70-70-222.
The Synodal Department for Charity on the church platform "Let's Help" on the website mirom.help has opened a fundraiser for people in Orsk and all communities affected by the flooding. The collected donations will be used primarily for the purchase of hygiene products, bed linens, mattresses, pillows, clothing, equipment for pumping out water and draining dwellings, and for the targeted needs of the victims.
According to the head of the Russian Emergencies Ministry Alexander Kurenkov, several regions of Russia have been experiencing a difficult situation with floods in the last week. Thus, on April 5, in Orsk, Orenburg region, the dam that was protecting the district of Stariy Gorod from the river overflows broke Urals. In general, about 10.1 thousand residential houses and more than 18.4 thousand household plots were flooded in the region, almost 6.4 thousand people were evacuated. On April 8, due to the unfavorable flood forecast, the emergency situation was introduced in the Tyumen region. Also on April 8, regional level emergency situation was introduced in Kurgan region due to the flood. In Kurgan, evacuation of residents of four neighborhoods, as well as gardening areas located in the zone of possible flooding has begun.
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