In September, heavy rains triggered devastating floods across Nashik, Solapur, Beed, Dharashiv, and Marathwada. Rivers overflowed, villages were submerged, and thousands of families were forced to flee their homes overnight.
“We ran out with only the clothes on our back. The water rose so fast, we couldn’t save anything,” says Meena, a mother of three from Nashik.
Thousands of homes have collapsed or been damaged beyond repair.
Over 3.8 lakh hectares of crops have been destroyed, leaving lakhs of farmers with no harvest and no income.
More than 31.6 lakh farmers have lost lands and livelihoods
Livestock have perished or gone missing, and fodder for surviving animals has run out.
Homes have been reduced to rubble, belongings washed away, and entire communities remain cut off. Relief camps are overwhelmed, clean water is scarce, and families who once lived with dignity are now dependent on aid for survival.
“My children ask me when we can go back home, but there is no home left. All we have is this shelter and hope that someone will help us,” says Ramesh, a flood survivor from Beed.
For farming families, the floods are even more devastating. Soyabean, cotton, maize, tur dal, and sugarcane fields are gone just weeks before harvest.
“Our fields are underwater today, but our debts are not. We don’t know how we’ll survive the next season,” shares Ganesh, a farmer from Dharashiv.
Without crops or cattle, farmers have lost not only their present income but also their future. The fear of hunger and mounting debt overshadows every household.
Right now, flood-hit families urgently need:
Nutritious meals for displaced children and families
Shelter kits with tarpaulins, mats, and blankets
Clean drinking water & hygiene products to prevent disease
Emergency medicines and care for the sick and injured
Animal feed and rescue support for livestock that farmers depend on