Typhoon-struck victims in Hualien, Formosa receive relief aid. <Hualien> Xiaoping and Xiaozhong were orphaned when their parents succumbed to illness in recent years. They were placed in the care of their grandmother who had remarried. However, their aging grandparents were disabled.

The family lived in a low-lying area that was always wet and humid. Their old wooden house leaked severely whenever it rained. Their only source of income was the grandparents' retirement benefits and social welfare funds. Life was tough and they did not have money to improve their living conditions. When typhoon Amber hit the area where they lived, it blew away a corner of the house and the metal-sheet roof that had been newly added by some kind local people and the Family Support Center. Their furniture, bedding and other belongings were either swept away or damaged. As the old Chinese sayings go, theirs was a "leaking house caught in an overnight rain," and it was like "adding frost to snow" (that is, one disaster followed another.) The family looked up at the roof that was not there, looking expressionless but all the while worrying where they could seek refuge should another typhoon come.

As always, charitable organizations made a timely appearance to demonstrate their concern for others. The Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association is always there to offer prompt assistance to people in times of need. In this case, it not only provided financial aid to Xiaoping and Xiaozhong's family, but also let them know that society's loving, warm hands are ready to embrace them anytime.

Appendix 3:
A record of the victims of typhoon Amber who received aid and receipts signed
by them, from the Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association.

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