Beginning on 11 August 2017, Nepal experienced its worst rains in 15 years, resulting in large-scale impacts on lives,livelihoods and infrastructure across 27 of Nepal’s 75 districts.The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) authorities estimate that hundreds of thousands of people have been affected across the country.A Cabinet Meeting held on 13 August 2017 decided to provide NRs. 200,000 (approx. US $2,000) to those who have lost family members in the floods and landslides.
This emergency comes at a time when Nepal is still struggling to recover from the 2015 earthquake, and when much reconstruction and recovery work remains to be done.Five of the current flood affected districts are also earthquake
affected districts.UNICEF and Save the Children, together with the Department of Education, have activated the Education Cluster and its contingency plan. Regional Agriculture Directors, in Kathmandu at the time of the floods, provided an overview of losses in their respective regions. Initial batches of supplies have been moved to the affected districts including hygiene kits, soap, aqua tablets,water flocculation and disinfectant powders, buckets, tarpaulins and bed nets.
#NEPALFLOODS2017 #FLOODS #funding #disasterrelief #heavyrains #humanitarianresponse #waterbornediseases #ValerieJulliand #RCO #RC
|
Publisher:
UNRCHO (UNRCO)
,
(2017
) |
Type / Script:
Progress Report
in English
|
Keywords:
FLOOD CONTROL, NATURAL DISASTER, RAIN, DISASTER PREVENTION, WATER MANAGEMENT,
DISASTER-PRONE AREAS, EMERGENCY SHELTER, FOOD SECURITY
|
Thematic Group:
UNRCHCO (UNRCO)
:
UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator Office (UN Resident Coordinator Office)
|
Thesaurus:
13.02.00
- Disaster Prevention, Preparedness And Relief
|
Reference Link:
|
|
|
** This document has been:
963
times viewed
6
times downloaded. Feeder:
PRABIGYA MANANDHAR
, Editor:
ROHINI LAMA
, Auditor:
View Document History
|
|
|
|
|