Saturday, August 7, 2010

Flash Flooding Affects Druk Padma Karpo Institute in Shey, Ladakh, India

I learned, this morning, that Ladakh has recently suffered from dangerous flash flooding. There are over 115 found dead and more than 500 persons thought missing. The residential children at the school (who I was working most closely with) were evacuated to the nearby Shey Palace (the Buddhist monastery) high on a mountain peak in the village. From what I have heard from school founders in England, the residential children have been able to return to the housing at the school. Not much is known about the day children and their families which are sprinkled throughout the region of Ladakh. All phone lines have been down. I am posting a link to the school's website where you can donate to the relief efforts if you choose.