'People are starting from zero': Nepalis band together to deliver aid to remote flood-hit areas
Groups of Nepali citizens are intensifying efforts this weekend to deliver food and medicine to communities cut off by massive flash floods and mudslides. The natural disaster on August 26 smashed bridges and swallowed up road networks, leaving more than 1,300 dead and tens of thousands with no access to the mainland or medical aid. Nepali entrepreneurs and aid workers will travel by helicopter…
Nepali citizens are uniting to provide food, medicine, and other essentials to communities hit hard by devastating flash floods and mudslides on August 26. The natural disaster left over 1,300 people dead and tens of thousands without access to the mainland or medical care. Aid workers, including Nepali-US citizen Shree Lamichhane, are traveling by helicopter and trekking through waterlogged areas to deliver supplies to remote villages.
Lamichhane, who lost everything in the disaster, returned to Nepal to help distribute aid to areas that have received minimal assistance. The Nepali army has used ziplines and drones to reach survivors, but more help is needed to rebuild devastated areas. Aid workers report that entire families have been wiped out, making it difficult to confirm the fate of loved ones.
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