More than 1,900 flood and landslide survivors on Nias Island, located in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia, are receiving food from the Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA) office in Indonesia.

An unusual amount of rain during the annual dry season triggered flooding and landslides in late July. Eighty-four people died in the disaster and 195 people are still missing. Nearly 700 houses have been damaged or destroyed.

“We are helping those most in need,” says Robert Patton, associate director for ADRA Indonesia. Volunteers mobilized by ADRA Indonesia are assisting in distribution of family-sized food packages containing one month’s supply of basic food items.

Additional information about ADRA can be found on its web site at www.adra.org.