Temporary shelters and relief centres open at 26 sites for Rasuwa flood victims

Temporary shelters and relief centres now operate at 26 locations across Nepal’s Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, giving displaced residents places to stay after recent floods.

The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers said 3,454 people received shelter and relief at the centres on Sunday. Nuwakot accounted for 2,274 people across 16 temporary shelters.

In Bidur Municipality, affected residents are staying in a range of public buildings. A library camp houses people from Tupche, while others are sheltering in a safe house, a health post, a covered hall and schools. Additional sites include an Ayurvedic medicine centre, a ward office and several secondary and basic schools.

Ten temporary shelters have also opened in Rasuwa, where 1,180 people are taking refuge. The facilities are spread across Uttargaya, Amachhodingmo and Gosainkunda rural municipalities, including locations in Haku, Pangling, Gre, Thuman, Dalphedi, Briddhim, Lingling and Syafrubesi.

People injured in the flood-hit areas are receiving treatment and accommodation at facilities in Bidur, Devighat, Belkotgadhi and Bidur-9.