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Pray for child survivors of flood-affected areas in India

To reiterate Leah's comment, the poor are always the hardest hit by these disasters. This week, pray for peace and comfort for the kids who are living in this midst of this disaster right now and witnessing frightening and horrible things.

Unnikrishnan said the emotional fallout of this year's floods would be felt for many years to come.

"We met with children in the slums who saw dead bodies float in the river. Their parents say they scream in their sleep," he said.

"And as always happens in a disaster, it is the poorest — the slum dwellers, the daily wage earners — who suffer the most, and their recovery is going to be a long nightmare." [emphasis mine]

Reuters AlertNet - India counts financial toll as floods recede