Over 5,000 households affected by floods in mid-western Nepal

Over 5,000 households affected by floods in mid-western Nepal


www.chinaview.cn 2007-08-01 21:29:49

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KATHMANDU, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Over 5,000 households of 26 villages in Bardiya district in mid-western Nepal have been affected while paddy planted in hundreds of hectares of land has been damaged due to some flooded rivers triggered by the heavy rainfall of July 26 and 30.

According to the National News Agency RSS' Wednesday report, displaced people are compelled to take shelters in schools, roads and public places after setting up temporary camps.

The condition of the displaced people is deteriorating due to the lack of clean drinking water, foods and proper management for their settlement.

The flood has already damaged 300 houses while over 50 cattle were swept away, said Mahesh Chandra Gautam, acting chairman of Nepal Red Cross Society in Bardiya district, some 390 km west of Kathmandu.

Details of damage caused by the flood are yet to be reported as the rescue and relief teams have failed to reach the flood-hit villages yet.

Owing to the lack of helicopters, the rescue and relief material distribution has been affected in Rajapur area as it is surrounded by rivers to its all sides, said Chief District Officer Shiva Prasad Nepal.

Food provided by the District Natural Disaster Rescue Committee for the flood victims of the district is inadequate, the report said.

Hundreds of passengers and vehicles have been stranded at Bharigaun bazaar and Abhyasa as the flood damaged the east-west highway road section in the area.


Editor: Jiang Yuxia