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Tropical storm Emily disrupts Venezuela, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. Having formed
on August 1 in the Caribbean Sea, the storm by August 3 had wreaked havoc in the Venezuelan
state of Aragua, with infrastructure that was overwhelmed by the torrential rains. More
than 320 homes in three municipalities were flooded and over 1,000 displaced. Rains deluged
Puerto Rico as the storm moved northward, making landfall in Dominican Republic on Thursday,
August 4. Three people perished as nearly 7,000 were left homeless due to flooding after
areas received up to 30 centimeters of rain. Across the nation, some 56 communities were
isolated as roads and bridges collapsed. Tropical storm Emily weakened as it moved over the
island's high mountains, thankfully sparing most of Haiti and her capital city Port-au-Prince,
where some 600,000 people still reside in tents 18 months after the devastating earthquake
there.
With all her love and prayers, Supreme Master Ching Hai asked that our Association members
please check with local governments to find out if assistance is required and to also
go if possible to comfort the most desperate. She added that funds are available for urgent
needs.
We are thankful for the attentive concern of Supreme Master Ching Hai as we pray for
the soon recuperation to regular daily life of the storm-affected. May such damaging events
be minimized through our actions that create harmony and restore balance to the planet�