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As south Indian state of Kerala is facing nature's wrath, ordinary expatriates from the UAE are doing their bit to ease the pain of the flood-affected people.
A few Malayali friends from a residential area of Dubai have come together and formed a group to collect relief supplies. They have collected 5,000kgs of relief material, much to their surprise.
Mujeeb, Siddiq, Vinu and Vikas - are all residents leading normal lives in Dubai. However, the devastating floods have made them rally for the cause. "We are all common people but this is an extraordinary situation back in our home places. We all are affected and feel the pain of others. Kerala state administration is doing its best but what's needed now is a collective effort. So we got together and held discussions. All of us came to the conclusion that we have to act ourselves and fast. We began to spread the word through social media. Our aim was to collect maximum relief supplies," said Mujeeb.
The group got tremendous support from the people of Dubai Residential Oasis.
"We continue to receive good feedback. Instead of us going out and collecting, people are finding us. We never expected such a quick response from people."
The group has got no name or isn't working under any banner. However, they have utilised their contacts well.
"Kerala Agriculture Minister V.S. Sunil Kumar has given us his consent. One of our friend works with IFX Freight and Logistics. The company has offered free transportation service. We will be shipping supplies by today. It should reach Kochi Port in five days. Our first load is a 20-feet container. We are getting very good support from residents and our next supply will be a 40-feet container," Mujeeb added.
"We are sending food items like biscuits, rusk, milk powder and feeding bottles, sleeping mat, inner wears, sanitary napkins, towels, baby diapers, blanket, bed sheet, clothes, napkins, torch, tooth brush and paste, bucket and mug, plates etc. We are splitting things into separate boxes," he added.
The group will continue collecting the relief material.
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