During October-November 2022, many areas in the central region were affected by heavy rains and floods. Realizing the difficulties of the flood victims, COERR Foundation and COERR Church-based Volunteer Groups and concerned Catholic organizations deemed it necessary to provide support to the suffering communities and villagers by raising funds and making survival bags of food supplies and drinking water for distribution to the affected communities.

   The flood relief operation was well supported and cooperated, by local dioceses, religious organizations, as well as local administration offices. All relief supplies reached the needy villagers. Even in the areas where outside support was hardly reached and people found it difficult to come out for help, our relief unit also travelled by boat to the flooded areas in order to deliver survival bags to the flood victims.

   Our mission brought happiness to these affected people while awaiting the water level to become lower and dry up soon so that their life return to normal.

   On October 18, 2022 COERR volunteers transported survival bags of dry food supplies from COERR Foundation to distribute to the affected communities nearby the Nativity of Mary’s Church in Sena District and Kohyai Church in Bang Sai District, Ayutthaya Province.

   On October 21, 2022, COERR and COERR Volunteers, in cooperation with the Association of Major Superiors Men and Women of Thailand and Social Commission of Nakhon Sawan Diocese as well as the Project Inter-religious Sapan Bun Sang Rak Kam Lang Song, Year 2, in making and delivering survival bags of food supplies and drinking water for the flood victims in Tha Sung and Kohthepo Subdistricts of Muang Uthai Thani District, Uthai Thani Province. A part of the survival bags was distributed to Saint Peter’s Church community, and the other part was put in the boat to distribute to the affected villagers whose houses were inundated and the residents found it too difficult to come out to get relief supplies.

   COERR Volunteer Group of St. Peter Church in dry food drives and fund raising for flood relief operation in Ayutthaya and other provinces during 29-30 October 2022.

   on November 4, 2022 COERR Volunteers were busy packing suvival bags of needy food supplies for suffering flooded communities in Ban Klueng Subdistrict, Bang Sai District, and Tha Ka Rong Temple community in Ayutthaya District.

   Then on November 8, 2022 COERR Volunteers, led by Rev. Fr. Anucha Chaowpraeknoi travelled to distribute survival bags to the affected community in Ban Klueng Sub-district of Bang Sai District.

   On November 9, 2022, Rev. Fr. Anucha Chaowpraeknoi and COERR Volunteers of St. Peter Church distributed survival bags to the affected flood victims at Nuruleman Varissunna Mosque and Tha Ga Rong Temple Community.

   COERR wish to thank all parties concerned for their support and coordination, especially Epiphany churches, Islamic religious leader, Nuruleman Varissunna Mosque, local administration offices, supporters, donors and friends who allowed COERR and the dedicated COERR Volunteers to be a channel for assistance to the flooded communities and people in need.