大水无情，万宝有爱

    8月1日上午，缅甸铜业党委书记罗大庆率中方员工走访受灾村庄，了解村民需求，紧急启动救助措施，并紧急调拨首批救灾资金5000万缅币用于救助灾民。由于房屋被淹，许多村民无法做饭，也没有饮用水。在得知灾民最迫切的需求是喝水、吃饭等基本问题后，公司立即调派大米、蔬菜、鸡蛋等食物，组织附近没有遭受水灾的Sede-Zeedaw搬迁新村的村民起锅做饭，当日晚上，许多一天都没吃饭的灾民吃上公司提供的热乎乎的米饭。8月2日，公司进一步采取救助措施，一是发动更多未受灾村民为灾民做饭，动员公司食堂及分包商中水、北爆等为灾民捐助米饭、包子，每日为灾民捐助至少8000份米饭。二是紧急调派水车为灾民提供饮用水；三是紧急采购竹竿、雨布帮助灾民搭建临时住所。四是号召全体员工为受灾村民爱心募捐，所得善款全部用于救助灾民；五是调派公司组织的流动医疗队为灾区民众开展医疗服务，预防疾病和灾后疫情。罗大庆书记说：“一方有难，八方支援，这是我们中华民族的优良传统。受灾村民是我们莱比塘大家庭的成员，我们有责任帮助他们度过难关。为此，我们要不遗余力地与当地政府一道做好灾民救助工作，想灾民所想，急灾民所急，把赈灾工作落实到每个细节,树立中资企业良好的企业社会责任形象。”连日来，罗书记率领缅甸铜业员工送饭送水，车能走的地方开车，车不能到达的地方就坐船，船不能到的地方就趟水过去，采取一切可能的措施，保证灾民能够吃到热饭，能有水喝。由于实皆省是缅甸水灾重灾区，政府官员分赴别的县区视察，只有莱比塘项目所在沙林吉镇没有省政府官员光顾。沙林吉镇长吴觉当开玩笑说，省长知道万宝一定会救助灾民，放心着呢！

    雪磊村是受灾最严重的村庄之一，8月1日下午6时许，当万宝员工带着米饭、包子、饮用水乘船抵达这里时，被困水中的村民们正翘首以待等待救援。“大哥！大哥！”一位40多岁的村民朝着船上的中国人用不很娴熟的中文喊着。他告诉万宝人员，他家里人已经一天都没吃饭了，就等着有人能送点吃的过来。他一边帮着搬运送来的米饭、饮用水，一边憨厚地笑着，用缅语连声说“谢谢”。与这个村民有同样困境的人很多。一位叫杜丁埃的妇女后来乘坐万宝运送物资的船离开雪磊村，去一个叫庞噶达村庄投奔亲戚。她说，村里人很希望万宝来救援他们，也知道只有万宝的人才能帮助他们。

    未来几天，缅甸铜业还将继续关注水患影响。在积极采取措施减少水灾对项目影响的同时，与当地政府一起做好灾民救助工作，通过实实在在的举措，树立中资公司企业社会责任的良好形象。

    Our Hearts are with the Flood-hit Villagers

    The long-lasting downpours in the Monywar area since mid-July resulted in the sharp rise of the water level of the nearby Chindwin River and more than 2500 households of 10-plus villages near the Letpadaung copper project have been flooded since July 31,2015.

    Myanmar Wanbao sent out the rescue team in the first time that the flood of Chindwinriver hit the villages, among which ShweHlay, Toan, Balaung, Whet Hamy/Kantaw New Villages are hardest hit because they are in the lower area close to the Chindwin River. Local people said they are used to flood in raining season, but this year’s severe rains in the whole Saigaign Region, particularly the upper reach of the Chindwin river, raised the water level and hence they suffered most this year.

    Learning that the flood-hit villagers’ urgent need is drinking water and food, Myanmar Wanbao immediately appropriate the first batch of the fund totaling 50 million Kyats to purchase rice, vegetables, eggs etc and organized CSD members and villagers to cook for the flood-hit people. More than 10,000 packed food have been already provided since August 1,2015 and flood-hit villagers, who already had to move out from their home to the higher places and found difficulties in cooking and has no access to drinking water.

    Besides, Myanmar Wanbao took the following measures in the rescue efforts:

    1. Providing temporary shelter for the homeless families;

    2. Mobilizing vehicles to transport clean drinking water every day;

    3. Sending mobile clinic team to the flood-hit people to provide medical services;

    4. Organizing all the Chinese and Myanmar staff to donate for the flood-hit people.

    Our hearts are with the flood-hit people, who are members of our Letpadaung families. Myanmar Wanbao will make every effort to help the flood-hit villagers and help them overcome the difficulties due to flooding.