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Six Days After Bhotekoshi Flood, Some Victims Still Wait for Relief
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Six Days After Bhotekoshi Flood, Some Victims Still Wait for Relief

From OnlineKhabar English · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Residents in parts of Rasuwa remain without relief six days after flooding swept through settlements along the Bhotekoshi River on Aug. 26.
  • Locals report dwindling food supplies, no electricity and washed-out roads, while municipal officials say some areas have received little or no assistance.
  • Nepal’s disaster authority says trucks, vehicles and helicopter flights have transported food, medicine, generators and other supplies to affected districts.

In parts of Nepal’s Rasuwa district, the sound of helicopters has become a source of hope for flood survivors, but some residents say the aircraft have yet to bring them relief.

We are surviving for now on whatever food we had at home. But if relief does not arrive soon, we will suffer a lot.

— Pemba Lhamu TamangA resident of Gosainkunda Rural Municipality describing dwindling food supplies after the flood.

Pemba Lhamu Tamang of Gosainkunda Rural Municipality-3 said food stored at home was running out six days after the Bhotekoshi River flood swept through settlements on Aug. 26. She said the fear of running out of food had begun affecting her health. “We are surviving for now on whatever food we had at home. But if relief does not arrive soon, we will suffer a lot,” she told Onlinekhabar.

Tamang said the area also had no electricity, leaving the village in darkness, while roads had been washed away. “With all the roads washed away, it feels as if someone has locked us in a prison and left us to starve,” she said. Residents in wards 2 and 5 of Gosainkunda reportedly face similar shortages, with some spending their days drinking water available at home as rice and lentils run out.

With all the roads washed away, it feels as if someone has locked us in a prison and left us to starve.

— Pemba Lhamu TamangShe described the isolation caused by destroyed roads and the lack of electricity.

Gosainkunda Rural Municipality chairperson Kaising Nurpu Tamang said repeated efforts had not brought even a bottle of water to some areas. “Everyone calls just to ask whether relief has reached us. But no one is actually sending it,” he said. Buchung Tamang, chairperson of Amachhodingmo Rural Municipality, said initial supplies had arrived but were already exhausted. “We may somehow manage to get through today, but if relief does not arrive by tomorrow, there will be a crisis,” he said.

Everyone calls just to ask whether relief has reached us. But no one is actually sending it.

— Kaising Nurpu TamangThe Gosainkunda municipal chairperson criticized the lack of deliveries to some areas.

The government says relief deliveries have continued. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said 37 trucks, 35 Bolero vehicles and eight helicopter flights had carried supplies to affected areas. It also said five portable generators, food, medicines and other health supplies reached Rasuwa by road and air on Aug. 30, while relief was sent to Nuwakot through 13 vehicles and helicopters.

We may somehow manage to get through today, but if relief does not arrive by tomorrow, there will be a crisis.

— Buchung TamangThe Amachhodingmo municipal chairperson warned that initial supplies had already run out.
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Originally published by OnlineKhabar English in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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