`It almost made me cry`: UAE`s rich and poor unite to help Kerala flood victims 
(WorldNews Asia)

Hour after hour the people came, donating dry food, clothes and blankets for flood victims in stricken Kerala. Some did not have much money to give but still dug deep to help those who have lost everything. At Universal Hospital in Abu Dhabi, dozens of aid boxes were stacked in the foyer on Sunday following urgent appeals for candles, blankets, soap and footwear. Hospital staff who had finished their day jobs donned specially printed, white Kerala T-shirts and began packing up the items. The hospital on Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Street has become the epicentre of the relief effort in the emirate. "In tough times we come together," said Aashish Bhandari, who came to donate but ended...