Food Services for Flood Relief

Floods are some of the most frequent and devastating natural disasters affecting the global community: It’s estimated that in the last twenty years, severe flooding has affected over 2 billion people worldwide.

Floods are responsible for the death of hundreds of people every year, and the communities that are often the most affected (primarily in the South Asian and Southeast Asian region) are also hit by the devastating costs of rehoming the population, rebuilding infrastructure, and caring for those affected in overcrowded and resource-poor hospitals. 

It is estimated that the total cost of the 2017 floods in South Asia amounted to as high as $1.2 billion while resulting in thousands of lives lost, thousands of homes destroyed, and a region in complete standstill.

To make matters even worse, the effects of climate change are increasing the frequency of flash floods, urban floods, and coastal floods, as the increase in annual precipitations and the gradual rise of our planet’s sea level continue to throw our ecosystem out of balance.

When countless lives can be destroyed as a result of one single flooding disaster, the international community must be quick to respond — it’s the only way in which more loss of life can be prevented. 

Here at Food for Life Global, we provide timely flood relief to help the communities most affected by the homelessness and hunger that follow the tide, committing to truly sustainable food relief efforts for a more sustainable future for all.