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UP Boy Offers Piggy Bank for Nepal Flood Relief
Alfaz Sheikh is an eight-year-old boy from Uttar Pradesh.
He watched videos about floods in Nepal and felt sad for the people there.
He had saved coins and money in a small clay piggy bank called a gulak.
He took it to the district magistrate in Bahraich on Thursday.
Alfaz asked that his whole piggy bank be sent to Nepal.
He wanted the money to help people affected by the floods.
Officials are trying to make sure the gift reaches Nepal safely.
Bahraich has also received 14 unidentified bodies believed to be flood victims.
Eight-year-old Alfaz Sheikh gave his earthen piggy bank to the Bahraich district magistrate.
The Class III student saved coins and cash in it over the past year.
Alfaz asked officials to send the piggy bank intact to people affected by Nepal’s flash floods.
Officials are working on how to honor his request and deliver the donation safely.
Fourteen unidentified bodies believed to be flood victims were swept from Nepal into India through the Gandak River.
- Who
- Eight-year-old Alfaz Sheikh, a Class III student from Bahraich, gave his piggy bank for flood relief.
- What
- He donated a year’s savings and asked that the intact piggy bank be sent to flood-affected people in Nepal.
- Where
- The donation was made to the district magistrate of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, near the Nepal border.
- When
- On Thursday; the money had been saved over the previous year.
- Why
- Alfaz was distressed after watching videos of Nepal’s flash floods and wanted to help affected people.
Key facts
- Donor
- Alfaz Sheikh, an eight-year-old Class III student
- Donation
- A small earthen piggy bank, or gulak, containing coins and cash
- Savings period
- Approximately one year
- Intended destination
- Nepal
- Reason for donation
- Relief for people affected by recent flash floods
- Location
- Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh
- Reported deaths
- Fourteen unidentified bodies believed to be flood victims were swept from Nepal into India through the Gandak River
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