Kollam fire tragedy: Church to provide aid

Believers Church is collecting medicines and food items from its centres across the country and the national capital to help the victims of the Kollam temple tragedy. It has ensured speedy delivery of these relief items to the tragedy-hit area. More than 5,000 packets of food and medicines will be delivered within the next two to three days.

Bishop Simon John of the Delhi centre of Believers Church said, “Our priority at the moment is to ensure that food and medicines are made available to all those in need. We are pooling resources from Delhi and other places such as Kolkata, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Amritsar and Udaipur, to ensure that items of need are delivered at the earliest. We pray to Jesus to give strength to all those who have been deeply affected by the incident.”

Believers Church is also mobilising its medical team of specialised doctors from its Thiruvilla hospital, 35 km away from Kollam, to aid in relief operations.

A number of volunteers on behalf of the Believers Church are also assisting the local administration in rescue and relief operations.

“Doctors for the counselling of the tragedy-hit victims, mentally and medically, have been also sent,” said bishop John.

Dr K.P. Yohannan, Metropolitan of Believers Church, said, “We will do everything in our power to help the bereaved families and provide timely medical assistance to those who have been injured.”