RSS Swayamsevaks continue relief work in West Bengal and Odisha even after Cyclone Amphan fades away

Cyclone Amphan wreaked havoc in parts of West Bengal and Odisha last week and has claimed 86 lives so far. The cyclone has damaged properties worth crores of rupees and has thrown lives of lakhs of people out of gear. Several tursts and organisations are pitching in to alleviate the sufferings of the victims of the cyclone.

As always, Swayamsevaks of the RSS jumped in rescue and rehabilitation activities during the after the cyclone faded in West Bengal and Odisha. Swayamsevaks cleared roads, pathways, distributed food and essential items to the victims and helped in rehabilitation of people in many areas.

In Odisha’s Bhadrak district, volunteers of RSS and Utkal Bipanna Sahayata Samiti (UBSS) distributed grocery kits to Cyclone Apmhan affected families. Ration kits were distributed to people who were stuck in their homes.

In West Bengal, RSS volunteers started relief work during Cyclone Apmhan by removing fallen tree branches and clearing the path for ambulances and fire engines. In Habra of North 24 Parganas district, Swayamsevaks rescued people and relocated them to safer areas where government had created temporary shelters.

RSS Swayamsevaks also served food to families affected by Cyclone Amphan in several locations in West Bengal.