By Stalin S, Caritas India Changed childhood in a day: Children
in distress in flood affected Bihar “My parents are still in the
village which is fully marooned by water and I have the
responsibility of looking after my brother and sister. I have to
provide food and protect them from any further danger”, said
Munna (6 years) while his sister Shilu (5 years) was busy in
eating biscuits that Munna had collected from the relief camp
and Bhola (3 years) was asleep. At the moment they are taking
refuge in one relief camp in Madhepura. Their parents are still
living inside the village as they don’t want to leave their
house in the fear of losing whatever they could save from the
flood. Munna is worried about the health of Bhola, his younger
brother. He made a bamboo platform for his siblings. He
struggles everyday to gather some food items for all. Getting
food is not a very easy task for him. He stands in the queue for
a long time and visits nearby areas where some food items are
being distributed. It is not a uni