Beginning in the second week of August 2017, Nepal experienced a period of sustained, heavy rainfall resulting in widespread flooding across 35 of the country’s 75 districts. Several districts recorded the heaviest rainfall in 60 years, and over 80 percent of land in the southern Terai region was inundated by flood waters. An ‘Initial Rapid Assessment’ (IRA) conducted in 28 districts assessed that 1.7 million people have been affected by the flooding. With almost 65,000 houses destroyed, 460,000 people have been displaced and there are an estimated 19,000 persons currently residing in informal displacements sites including in schools. Some 40 communities remain inaccessible.
Despite the swift efforts of the Government of Nepal, which mobilized 27,000 security personnel and civil servants to support relief efforts and has provided more than US$11.3 million to affected areas, humanitarian needs are significant. Women and girls, as well as marginalized and vulnerable groups are particularly impacted and in need of targeted support.
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Publisher:
UNRCO
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Type / Script:
Progress Report
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Keywords:
NATURAL DISASTER, NATURAL PHENOMENA, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, DISASTER PREVENTION, DISASTER VICTIMS, FLOOD CONTROL, FLOODS, FLOOD, HEALTH, FUNDS, WATER, WATER SUPPLY, NUTRITION, WOMEN, CHILDREN, EDUCATION
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Thematic Group:
UNRCHCO (UNRCO)
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UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator Office (UN Resident Coordinator Office)
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Thesaurus:
13.02.00
- Disaster Prevention, Preparedness And Relief
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