Jehovah’s Witnesses in other parts of the country immediately organized relief committees, and in a short time, they had gathered tons of food and had paid the cost of transporting the supplies.
तांदूळ, शेंगभाजी, मका या पिकांची नासाडी झाल्यामुळे सर्वत्र दुष्काळ पडला — १५ वर्षांत पडलेला हा सर्वात भयानक दुष्काळ होता.