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Marcus Chhan
Singapore charity raises $55,000 for Tanjong Katong sinkhole heroes
Migrant workers heroically pulled a woman from the Tanjong Katong sinkhole on 26 July. (Screenshot: CNA/YouTube)
Singapore charity ItsRainingRaincoats has raised around $55,000 for the group of brave migrant workers who rescued a woman driver from her car which had been swallowed up by a sinkhole in Tanjong Katong Road South on 26 July.
For their quick-thinking and heroism, the seven foreign workers involved in the rescue were recently awarded special commemorative coins by Minister of State for Manpower Dinesh Vasu Dash.
However, ItsRainingRaincoats founder Dipa Swaminathan wanted to do more for the workers as her charity had been "overwhelmed by requests" from members of the public, reports Mothership. "The reason they're here is to earn a living. The reason they sacrifice being away from their family, is to come here and learn a living," she told the publication.
"So really, what [could be] more meaningful than funds for them to further their prospects?"
According to Dipa, the fundraiser surpassed $24,000 within 24 hours. At press time today, the figure is at $54,991 from over 1,300 donors.
The migrant workers named in the rescue are Pitchai Udaiyappan Subbiah, Sathapillai Rajendran, Velmuragan Muthusamy, Poomalai Saravanan, Ganesan Veerasekar, Bose Ajithkumar and Narayanasamy Mayakrishnan.
The ItsRainingRaincoats fundraiser for the workers remains open and you can donate here.
