Indian-Americans open homes as Hurricane Irma makes landfall

September 11, 2017 10:21

Indian-Americans in Atlanta and neighbouring areas today opened up their homes for friends, families and community members from Florida, as catastrophic hurricane Irma made landfall on the state's southern islands.

Sewa International, one of the Indian-American organisations carrying out relief and rescue work, provided shelter to more than 300 families in the homes of its volunteers and members in and around Atlanta.

With other Indian-American community organisations and religious groups, a collective count took the figure to a minimum of 2,000 families.

The popular Amma Kitchen announced to serve free food to those coming from Florida like several other Hindu temples.

Indian-Americans who own hotels have opened up their unreserved rooms and in many cases their banquet halls have been converted into makeshift dormitories for those who left their homes in Florida to escape from the wrath of the hurricane.

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