MRA launches Nepal Humanitarian Fund

The Malaysian Relief Agency has opened a humanitarian fund for Nepal after severe floods hit several regions, saying basic necessities are becoming increasingly urgent. The appeal will support emergency operations for affected communities, with priority given to immediate needs.

Planned assistance includes food, clean water, water and sanitation services, hygiene and baby kits, medical support and temporary musalas for affected Muslim communities. MRA President Khairil Annuar Khalid said the flooding had damaged or destroyed homes, roads, bridges, schools, health facilities, farmland and hydropower infrastructure.

According to figures cited by Khairil as of Aug. 31, at least 939 bodies had been found and about 3,925 people remained out of contact. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies estimated that around 93,000 people might have been affected.

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The need for food, clean water, shelter, health services and basic household necessities is becoming increasingly urgent. In response, MRA has taken the initiative to launch the Nepal Disaster Humanitarian Fund.

Khairil said the figures could change as search and rescue operations continued and teams faced difficulty reaching some areas. The damage to transport and other infrastructure has also made it harder to deliver aid to the worst-hit communities.

MRA urged Malaysians, companies, institutions, mosques, suraus, civil society groups and the wider public to contribute to the fund. Donations can be made through the Malaysian Relief Agency Berhad’s official accounts at Maybank and Alliance Bank.

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The flash floods also destroyed and damaged homes, roads, bridges, schools, health facilities, agricultural areas and hydropower infrastructure, making it difficult to deliver humanitarian aid to the worst-affected areas.