Having a wet season every year is considered to be quite normal for all the countries in the tropics. Myanmar is definitely not an exception to this rule. Did you know that Yangon, in urban Myanmar, usually receives 3000 milliliters of rain every year?
In past years, some wet seasons have lasted for about 3 months in Myanmar. However, some wet seasons can deliver very heavy rainfall for up to 5 months. The latter is often accompanied by catastrophic hurricanes from the Bay of Bengal.
Our recipients in Myanmar have informed the M2M Team that Myanmar is currently going through a very rainy wet season, that has been going on for over 3 months. As a matter of fact, some recipients were unable to join the Zoom Meeting scheduled on Friday, the 26th of July 2024 due to inclement weather. To watch the recording, please click here.
Too much rain can disrupt internet connections and can easily cause power cuts too. Another problem caused by too much rain in Myanmar is the quality of the drinking water.
Shortly after the Zoom Meeting was held, a tradesperson came to Mercy's house to test the quality of the water. Below is a picture of a water sample in a bottle for your perusal.
The orange-coloured sediment at the bottom of the water sample, inside the bottle, is iron. According to the tradesperson, the iron level in the drinking water was unacceptably high. Furthermore, the water was deemed to be unfit for human consumption.
Since Mercy is running a preschool in her home for 15 children, there is a possibility that the water in her house could make the children sick.
At M2M we take water purification very seriously. Therefore, M2M has sent Mercy a sum of money to enable her to buy and install two new water purification machines. Please see the photos below.
This water purification system features 3 filters designed to deliver clean and safe drinking water to all the occupants in Mercy's house.
This is the larger water purification machine which cleans the water used for washing and bathing.
The M2M Team is very grateful to our donors for making this water purification project possible.
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