Weekly highlights:
1. The Government extended the deadline for evacuating residents of settlements at high-risk of landslides in the earthquake-hit districts by a week to 22 July. According to the latest Government plan from 14 July, an estimated 15,000 have been identified for evacuation/temporary relocation. In the past week, evacuations took place in Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Nuwakot, Rasuwa, and Sindhupalchok, although the reports did not specific the level of Government support to the evacuation process. Several media reports also suggested that some residents in Dolakha, Rasuwa and Gorkha districts were unwilling to be relocated due to concerns of losing their livelihoods.
2. The Nepal Army started validating identities of people taking shelter in Tundikhel site in Kathmandu, following last week’s government decision to evacuate the makeshift camp. Only half of the people residing there were categorised as quake victims, while the others were categorised as squatters and Indian nationals according to local media. According to the media, others have reportedly been notified to leave the site by the authorities.
3. An assessment of damage to education facilities in 11 of the 14 priority districts found that over 40%, or more than 20,000, of assessed classrooms have collapsed. 67% of classrooms assessed, or over 32,000 are in school blocks classified as unsafe, while over 7,000 school blocks need to be demolished and rebuilt.
4. Several new cases of suspected typhoid were reported in Batase VDC of Sindhupalchok by the Epidemiology and Diseases Control Division this week, following 16 cases in Phulpingkot VDC last week. Poor hygiene conditions and contaminated water sources were observed in those VDCs, which raise the concerns of an epidemic as a result of the monsoon.
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Publisher:
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Bulletin or Poster
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Keywords:
SITUATION REPORT, NATURAL DISASTERS, EARTHQUAKES, EARTHQUAKE ZONES, DISASTER-PRONE AREAS, LANDSLIDES, EVACUATION, DISASTER VICTIMS, EDUCATION, SCHOOLS, EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, EPIDEMICS, HEALTH, FOOD SECURITY, LIVELIHOODS, EMPOWERMENT, EMERGENCY SHELTER, CHILD PROTECTION, DISPLACEMENT, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, DISASTER RELIEF
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Thematic Group:
UNOCHA
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Humanitarian Coordination and Affair
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Thesaurus:
13.02.00
- Disaster Prevention, Preparedness And Relief
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