OBI medical and relief teams load into rubber dinghies to bring relief to victims.

"I have lost everything," said Jayani, pictured here in front of his home.

Thousands fled their flooded homes and retreated to refugee sites throughout the city.

After floodwaters submerged nearly half of Jakarta in early February, killing at least 44 and displacing more than 340,000, relief teams immedicately loaded into rubber dinghies and began rescue operations to help hundreds who were stranded and transport them safefly to higher ground.

"The water rose so fast," said Zainal, 26. "People can only think about saving their life and leaving everything else behind."

Travelling by boat, truck and van, teams reached out to 41 affected areas, distributing more than 7,000 emergency food packages, 75,000 pounds of rice, providing medical treatment to nearly 14,000 victims and conducting mosquito fogging in six different locations.

In addition to treating victims for flood-related illnesses such as diarrhea, viral infections, skin diseases and respiratory problems, OBI's mosquito fogging efforts are equally important in helping to prevent malaria, dengue fever and other diseases which health officials say the flood conditions have the potential to spread.

Both mosquito fogging and medical missions will continue through the end of February.

HOW YOU CAN HELP
You can help by making an online donation toward OBI's disaster relief efforts. With your support, we can continue to provide emergency relief and recovery. Please make an on-line donation today.

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