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UNITED SIKHS AID Florida Tornado Relief

UNITED SIKHS director, Kuldip Singh, at a church site destroyed by the tornado in the Lady Lake area

At least 20 people died and more than 1,500 homes, buildings and churches were damaged as a deadly tornado hit central Florida, USA, early on Friday, Feb 2, 2007. A series of powerful storms blew trees, ripped off houses’ roofs, and threw mobile homes off their foundations while people were still asleep.

Four counties have been affected by the devastating tornado. President Bush has designated Lake, Sumter, Seminole and Volusia counties as disaster areas eligible for federal aid and loans. The hardest-hit area is in Lady Lake in Lake County, 50 miles northwest of Orlando.

Soon after the tornado took place, the local Sikh community contacted the UNITED SIKHS AID team. UNITED SIKHS has sent its relief team to the region. The team is working with the disaster recovery centers set up by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other volunteer organizations in the Lady Lake area. The team will continue to assess the situation and provide emergency supplies and disaster relief as needed.

Continuous updates will be issued by UNITED SIKHS. To receive forthcoming bulletins join our UNITED SIKHS Yahoo group

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UNITED SIKHS in the News

Sikh NGO helps rebuild Florida church: February 15, 2007; United Sikh, an international non-profit organisation, is helping authorities rebuild a church in Florida that was devastated by a deadly tornado early this month.
UNITED SIKHS Mobilizes Relief Efforts in Florida: February 14, 2007; The UNITED SIKHS AID team has started relief operations in the Lady Lake area. in response to the deadly tornado of Feb 2nd , that ripped central Florida killing 20 people and damaging hundreds of houses.; United Sikhs, a worldwide non-governmental organisation, has donated several truckloads of food and hygiene kits to flood victims at relief centres here...

UNITED SIKHS Bulletins

UNITED SIKHS AID Doctors Join the Florida Tornado Emergency Operations Center: February 19, 2007; Four UNITED SIKHS AID volunteers, including two doctors, registered last week with the Lady Lake County Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
UNITED SIKHS Mobilizes Relief Efforts in Florida: February 13, 2007; The UNITED SIKHS AID team has started relief operations in the Lady Lake area. in response to the deadly tornado of Feb 2nd , that ripped central Florida killing 20 people and damaging hundreds of houses.