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giant Facebook has announced a donation of Rs 1.75 crore for Kerala victims. It
has been suggested that they will be implemented on flood affected people.
Facebook will donate money through the Community Receipt Fund for Goenza - a
Delhi based non-profit organization, which is making a major effort to provide
relief and recovery in the affected areas.
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Facebook donates Rs 1.75 crore |
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A Facebook spokesman told
IANS: "In the last few days, Facebook has helped people reach people
through the power of the community through live, page building, community participation
and fundraising facilities." He said, "Whatever we have done, our
global community has contributed $ 250,000 to Gond Fund."
Unexpected rainfall since
August 8 has caused the worst flood in Kerala's history, the worst flood in its
history is the reason, which has claimed more than 300 people and thousands of
homeless.
Facebook's people have
created "Groups", "Live Video" and "Pages" to
increase support for the worst support and influence. Of these, in Kerala,
flood relief and medical care is coordinating, and flood technology support is
a group of 2018 IT professionals who are collecting information about those
people, they should be saved and shared with emergency officials. should go.
should go. . Sure enough
Facebook page like Kerala
Flood 2018, an integrated, integrated location for updates, and online health
care is spread across the world by doctors presenting medical tips. Events like
Kerala Flood Relief Aid Collection - Lampon has been collecting relief material
to donate in camps.
On August 9, Facebook
activated its "Security Check" feature, allowing people to tell their
friends and family that they were safe. People can access crisis equipment such
as Community Support and Crisis Donation buttons for assistance or offer.
According to Facebook, these devices acquired more than 1,300 posts from
affected areas, and about 500 people donated using crisis donation buttons.
Apart from this, many people trapped in the flooded areas and unable to reach
the authorities, used Facebook Live to ask for rescue.
"After the floods across
Kerala, India, the Facebook community activated the security check on Thursday,
August 9. Since then, we have been working to increase the support for the
Crisis Reaction, Group, Page, Live, to the people of the Facebook community.
Use events and fundraisers to use the most affected people and help. For
example, two Chicago people created a fundraiser for relief efforts, which has
so far reached $ 1.3 million It is more. "
Facebook says that more than
1,200 people have used Facebook, "Community Assistance" for food,
water, transportation and shelter assistance and seeking requests, while
disaster maps are referred to as National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
and non-governmental Organizations have been helped to work in this area.
Effort.
These maps track movement of
people and limited affected and protected areas, which have helped the
government identify the places where rescue and relief was needed.
Facebook said in a statement,
"We will continue to monitor and assess the needs in this area," the
Facebook community is championing humanity and is helping in the crisis.
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