Nepal seeks international assistance for flood relief

The appeal for assistance worth $3.58 mn was made by the Foreign Ministry during a meeting with representatives of foreign missions.

Nepal has sought international assistance worth $3.58 million to help provide immediate relief to victims of recent floods in the Himlayan Kingdom.

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The appeal for assistance was made by the Nepalese Foreign Ministry during a meeting with representatives of foreign missions and international non-governmental organisations in Kathmandu on Monday.

The Ministry has asked the donors for the need of $1,400 each to 500 families in Achham for their rehabilitation.

"There is a need for $58 each to 1,000 families in Banke and Bardiya districts to provide temporary shelter and $7 per family per day to 10,500 families for one month to feed."

In Banke and Bardiya districts of mid-west Nepal, 6,600 and 5,000 houses have been affected due to floods and landslides triggered by incessant rain over the past few weeks.

At least three-dozen people were killed in Banke, Bardiya and Achham districts due to natural calamities.

The government has sent relief materials worth $35,000 in Banke, Bardia and Achham districts, according to Home Ministry sources.

According to the World Food Programme (WFP) $20 million worth food and other materials were needed in the flood and famine affected areas. The food situation has reached a critical stage in the districts of Dolpa, Mugu, Humla, Kalikot, Jumla and Bajura.

There was an immediate need of 3,700 tons of foodgrains worth $5.3 million and it has a budget shortage of $2.1 million to fulfil the requirements, he said.