Plymouth woman's aid mission to help flood victims
AN aid worker has flown to Africa to help families effected by the worst flooding in the area for 100 years.
Ex-Devonport High School for Girls student Laura Jepson, from Tamerton Foliot, pictured above, has flown to Niger with ShelterBox to respond to the needs of thousands of people following extreme flooding over the past month that has left many homeless. Ms Jepson, 28, said: "The River Niger in Niamey is at least two metres higher than normal so it has breached its banks spreading up to 200 metres inland in places. Families had built along the riverbanks and planted rice crops which have now all gone. Many villages are completely covered by water and can't be seen."
To date, the floods have destroyed 14,000 homes and 7,000 crop fields across the country leaving many of the poorest families without shelter and food.
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Comments
by niugnepyzarc
Tuesday, September 11 2012, 11:08PM
“I doubt you do mate because someone into charitable work would not look down on someone else for doing the same, you dont donate to charity based on nationality thats just stupid there are people who need help in this country yes, there are also people all over the world in far worse situations then anyone in this country faces.....and your slandering the young lady for helping them simply because there not british? that is just sad to see.”
by deputydog
Tuesday, September 11 2012, 10:53PM
“yeah i do a lot for st lukes mate”
by niugnepyzarc
Tuesday, September 11 2012, 9:23PM
“how sad that all someone can do is **** off someone for helping the `wrong people` somehow I doubt any poverty in this country is even near the level they experience in countrys like niger.
what are you doing to help people can I ask mate?”
by deputydog
Tuesday, September 11 2012, 3:09PM
“how about your own people here the government sends enough relief to foreign places suppose you wanted to get yourname and pic in the paper to look good”