Flood death toll reaches 86 in Nepal
www.chinaview.cn 2007-08-02 06:42:23
Source: Xinhua
KATHMANDU, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The number of persons killed by floods and landslides in Nepal has reached 86, the Home Ministry said Wednesday.
The ministry added that around 180,000 persons have been affected by the floods and landslides in various parts of the country.
Meanwhile, the United Nations office in Kathmandu has appealed for unhindered and safe access to flood-affected populations.
The UN estimates that as many as 230,000 people may have been affected by flooding and landslides across Nepal.
"Numerous organizations and UN agencies are supporting national efforts to address immediate food, shelter, water and health needs. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator appeals to all groups in the Teraito allow all humanitarian organizations safe and unhindered access to affected populations for the effective assessment and delivery of essential humanitarian relief," the office said in a statement.
Editor: Luan Shanglin
Friday, August 3, 2007
Maya blames Nepal reservoirs for East UP floodsAds By Google
Shariq Rais Siddiqui, Hindustan Times
Bahraich, August 02, 2007
First Published: 19:09 IST(2/8/2007)
Last Updated: 19:32 IST(2/8/2007)
SOURCE: Hindustan Times
Chief Minister Mayawati on Thursday said the discharge of water from Nepalese reservoirs had caused floods in most of the eastern districts of the state. She was talking to journalists at the Police Lines ground in Bahraich.
Earlier, she conducted an aerial survey of flood-affected areas in Bahraich, Maharajganj and Kushinagar districts.
She also held a meeting with district officials at Police Lines ground and reviewed flood relief measures.
She said, Irrigation Minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui had already conducted a survey of the flood-affected areas. She had also received reports of floods from the Devipatan divisional commissioner, she said. She added she decided to visit the flood-hit areas after being told that the situation was grim. She said floodwaters had entered several villages in Maharajganj due to a breach in an embankment.
She appreciated the work done by district administration. During her survey, she found that the officials were discharging their duties sincerely, she said.
She said officials had made sufficient arrangements to protect embankments from further damage. Giving the assurance that the government was ready to provide all help to the victims, she asked the district administration to take steps to contain the spread of infectious diseases after the floods.
Shariq Rais Siddiqui, Hindustan Times
Bahraich, August 02, 2007
First Published: 19:09 IST(2/8/2007)
Last Updated: 19:32 IST(2/8/2007)
SOURCE: Hindustan Times
Chief Minister Mayawati on Thursday said the discharge of water from Nepalese reservoirs had caused floods in most of the eastern districts of the state. She was talking to journalists at the Police Lines ground in Bahraich.
Earlier, she conducted an aerial survey of flood-affected areas in Bahraich, Maharajganj and Kushinagar districts.
She also held a meeting with district officials at Police Lines ground and reviewed flood relief measures.
She said, Irrigation Minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui had already conducted a survey of the flood-affected areas. She had also received reports of floods from the Devipatan divisional commissioner, she said. She added she decided to visit the flood-hit areas after being told that the situation was grim. She said floodwaters had entered several villages in Maharajganj due to a breach in an embankment.
She appreciated the work done by district administration. During her survey, she found that the officials were discharging their duties sincerely, she said.
She said officials had made sufficient arrangements to protect embankments from further damage. Giving the assurance that the government was ready to provide all help to the victims, she asked the district administration to take steps to contain the spread of infectious diseases after the floods.
Nepal: Floods and Landslides OCHA Situation Report No. 1
Nepal: Floods and Landslides OCHA Situation Report No. 1
This report was developed by the OCHA Office in Nepal based in Kathmandu.
Source: ReliefwebSITUATION
1. Incessant monsoon rains continue to cause floods and landslides throughout Nepal, mainly in the Terai in the far-west, west and east regions.
2. In the last two weeks the Ministry of Home Affairs and Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) estimate that flooding and landslides have caused 84 deaths, displaced more than 9,700 families, and affected 48,000 families (270,000 people) in 32 districts throughout Nepal.
3. The initial response focus has been on rescue and relief efforts, with the army and rafting companies also deployed to evacuate stranded flood affected people.
4. More than 10,000 families have been provided short-term food rations of ready to eat food and more than 3,000 families received non-food items (NFI), including tarpaulin sheets. Water purification supplies were provided to over 30,000 people.
Need Assessments
5. Cross sectoral needs assessments were conducted, led by over 1,000 volunteers from the Nepal Red Cross Society, together with the government District Disaster Relief Committees, UN and international and national NGOs. Inter-agency assessments, including aerial reconnaissance flights undertaken in various districts, focusing in particular on the most affected Village Development Committees (VDCs). A number of VDCs remain isolated by high water levels, preventing detailed assessments being conducted.
6. Food, portable water and temporary shelter were identified as major needs. Health issues have also been of particular concern in at least five districts, with reports of fever, acute respiratory infections, diarrhoea, vector-borne diseases and snake bites.
7. Preliminary assessment suggests that initial humanitarian relief needs can be met from resources mobilised locally, most of which is channelled through the Nepal Red Cross Society. Nevertheless, mid to long term recovery and reconstruction efforts are likely to demand significant additional resources, including the replenishment of contingency stocks used in the initial response.
8. Despite initial data on damage to agricultural land, private and public property and other infrastructure exists, accurate and comprehensive data will be collated once the flood situation stabilises. Figures for those affected by the disaster are under constant revision as new and more detailed assessments are completed, allowing more sector-specific data to be gathered, information which will be used in projections for additional required resources.
9. Flood waters are largely stagnant, including in urban and peri-urban areas, increasing the likelihood of inundated houses collapsing, in particular those of adobe construction. Hundreds of hectares of paddy fields have been ‘sand-castled’.
10. The strengthening of public health surveillance systems is an immediate priority to avoid a major outbreak of water borne diseases, including malaria, as occurred in the 2006 floods.
Security
11. Security has been a concern, particularly in flooded districts of the eastern Terai region, the scene of ongoing conflict. The Humanitarian Coordinator issued a press statement urging all groups allow unhindered humanitarian access.
NATIONAL RESPONSE
1. The Government of Nepal has played a key role in rescue efforts and has given authority to the district government to divert funds from other budget lines for immediate relief purposes, which in some districts has been passed on to the Nepal Red Cross Society. The Ministry of Finance also released additional resources.
2. The Minister of Home Affairs is committed to the Government of Nepal’s lead coordination role and has activated coordinating bodies within the Government, including the Disaster Emergency Relief Committee.
3. Field level coordination is through the District Disaster Relief Committees with the Nepal Red Cross Society, supported by OCHA, in the Mid and Far West, and Eastern Regions, where a number of sector working groups were established.
4. The Nepal Red Cross Society releases daily bulletins summarising the NRCS ongoing assessments and response.
INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
1. Most assistance is provided through the Nepal Red Cross Society, with major material contributions made by UNICEF, Save the Children US and the Office for Foreign Disaster Assistance. Several UN agencies, including UNICEF and WFP, as well as a number of international and national NGOs have provided technical staff to NRCS field-based offices to assist with assessments and targeting assistance.
2. CARE, CARITAS, IRC, RRN, Save the Children Japan and Norway and World Vision provided assistance to disaster affected people through other local partners.
3. UNDP and UNMIN provided helicopter logistics support.
4. UNFPA and WHO have been working closely with the Ministry of Health to assess and monitor the situation.
5. Private sector support has been mobilised for both cash and in-kind contributions at the central and district levels, including with the initiation of UNDP.
6. The Ministry of Home Affairs has formerly requested the World Food Programme provide food assistance to 10,000 families for three months.
7. The OCHA Office in Nepal complies and updates flood disaster related information on the new dedicated section of the Nepal Information Platform at www.un.org.np.
8. OCHA is in close contact with its office in Kathmandu and will revert with further information as it becomes available. This situation report, together with further information on ongoing emergencies, is also available on the OCHA Internet Website at http://www.reliefweb.int.
For detailed information please contact:
OCHA Nepal
Mr. Paul Handley
OCHA HoO
Tel. +97 715548553
Email: handley@un.org
Mr. Greg Grimsich
Reports Officer
Tel. +97 781526238
Email : grimsich@un.org
NRCS Nepal
Umesh Dhakal / Sanjeev Kafle
OCHA Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (Bangkok)
Mr. Rajan Gengaje
Regional Disaster Response Adviser
Tel. + 66-2288-2572
Fax: +66-2288-1043
Mob. + 66-8-1916-1271
Email: gengaje@un.org
Desk Officer: (NY)
Ms. Kendra Clegg
OCHA CRD
Tel. +1-917 367 3524
Email: clegg@un.org
Press contact: (NY)
Ms. Stephanie Bunker
Tel. +1-917 367 5126
(GVA)
Ms. Elizabeth Byrs
Tel. +41-22-917 2653
This report was developed by the OCHA Office in Nepal based in Kathmandu.
Source: ReliefwebSITUATION
1. Incessant monsoon rains continue to cause floods and landslides throughout Nepal, mainly in the Terai in the far-west, west and east regions.
2. In the last two weeks the Ministry of Home Affairs and Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) estimate that flooding and landslides have caused 84 deaths, displaced more than 9,700 families, and affected 48,000 families (270,000 people) in 32 districts throughout Nepal.
3. The initial response focus has been on rescue and relief efforts, with the army and rafting companies also deployed to evacuate stranded flood affected people.
4. More than 10,000 families have been provided short-term food rations of ready to eat food and more than 3,000 families received non-food items (NFI), including tarpaulin sheets. Water purification supplies were provided to over 30,000 people.
Need Assessments
5. Cross sectoral needs assessments were conducted, led by over 1,000 volunteers from the Nepal Red Cross Society, together with the government District Disaster Relief Committees, UN and international and national NGOs. Inter-agency assessments, including aerial reconnaissance flights undertaken in various districts, focusing in particular on the most affected Village Development Committees (VDCs). A number of VDCs remain isolated by high water levels, preventing detailed assessments being conducted.
6. Food, portable water and temporary shelter were identified as major needs. Health issues have also been of particular concern in at least five districts, with reports of fever, acute respiratory infections, diarrhoea, vector-borne diseases and snake bites.
7. Preliminary assessment suggests that initial humanitarian relief needs can be met from resources mobilised locally, most of which is channelled through the Nepal Red Cross Society. Nevertheless, mid to long term recovery and reconstruction efforts are likely to demand significant additional resources, including the replenishment of contingency stocks used in the initial response.
8. Despite initial data on damage to agricultural land, private and public property and other infrastructure exists, accurate and comprehensive data will be collated once the flood situation stabilises. Figures for those affected by the disaster are under constant revision as new and more detailed assessments are completed, allowing more sector-specific data to be gathered, information which will be used in projections for additional required resources.
9. Flood waters are largely stagnant, including in urban and peri-urban areas, increasing the likelihood of inundated houses collapsing, in particular those of adobe construction. Hundreds of hectares of paddy fields have been ‘sand-castled’.
10. The strengthening of public health surveillance systems is an immediate priority to avoid a major outbreak of water borne diseases, including malaria, as occurred in the 2006 floods.
Security
11. Security has been a concern, particularly in flooded districts of the eastern Terai region, the scene of ongoing conflict. The Humanitarian Coordinator issued a press statement urging all groups allow unhindered humanitarian access.
NATIONAL RESPONSE
1. The Government of Nepal has played a key role in rescue efforts and has given authority to the district government to divert funds from other budget lines for immediate relief purposes, which in some districts has been passed on to the Nepal Red Cross Society. The Ministry of Finance also released additional resources.
2. The Minister of Home Affairs is committed to the Government of Nepal’s lead coordination role and has activated coordinating bodies within the Government, including the Disaster Emergency Relief Committee.
3. Field level coordination is through the District Disaster Relief Committees with the Nepal Red Cross Society, supported by OCHA, in the Mid and Far West, and Eastern Regions, where a number of sector working groups were established.
4. The Nepal Red Cross Society releases daily bulletins summarising the NRCS ongoing assessments and response.
INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
1. Most assistance is provided through the Nepal Red Cross Society, with major material contributions made by UNICEF, Save the Children US and the Office for Foreign Disaster Assistance. Several UN agencies, including UNICEF and WFP, as well as a number of international and national NGOs have provided technical staff to NRCS field-based offices to assist with assessments and targeting assistance.
2. CARE, CARITAS, IRC, RRN, Save the Children Japan and Norway and World Vision provided assistance to disaster affected people through other local partners.
3. UNDP and UNMIN provided helicopter logistics support.
4. UNFPA and WHO have been working closely with the Ministry of Health to assess and monitor the situation.
5. Private sector support has been mobilised for both cash and in-kind contributions at the central and district levels, including with the initiation of UNDP.
6. The Ministry of Home Affairs has formerly requested the World Food Programme provide food assistance to 10,000 families for three months.
7. The OCHA Office in Nepal complies and updates flood disaster related information on the new dedicated section of the Nepal Information Platform at www.un.org.np.
8. OCHA is in close contact with its office in Kathmandu and will revert with further information as it becomes available. This situation report, together with further information on ongoing emergencies, is also available on the OCHA Internet Website at http://www.reliefweb.int.
For detailed information please contact:
OCHA Nepal
Mr. Paul Handley
OCHA HoO
Tel. +97 715548553
Email: handley@un.org
Mr. Greg Grimsich
Reports Officer
Tel. +97 781526238
Email : grimsich@un.org
NRCS Nepal
Umesh Dhakal / Sanjeev Kafle
OCHA Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (Bangkok)
Mr. Rajan Gengaje
Regional Disaster Response Adviser
Tel. + 66-2288-2572
Fax: +66-2288-1043
Mob. + 66-8-1916-1271
Email: gengaje@un.org
Desk Officer: (NY)
Ms. Kendra Clegg
OCHA CRD
Tel. +1-917 367 3524
Email: clegg@un.org
Press contact: (NY)
Ms. Stephanie Bunker
Tel. +1-917 367 5126
(GVA)
Ms. Elizabeth Byrs
Tel. +41-22-917 2653
NEPAL: US SUPPORT FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
NEPAL: US SUPPORT FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
TGW
The government of United States has decided to provide 50,000 US$ to the flood victims of Nepal.
The US government has decided to provide the assistance at the request of the Charge d’ Affaires at the US Embasssy, Mr. Robert Hugins, say reports.
The US government is to provide the amount to Save the Children-US, which will coordinate with the Nepal Red Cross Society to ensure that the assistance will reach to the flood victims in Nepal.
2007-08-03 07:24:05
TGW
The government of United States has decided to provide 50,000 US$ to the flood victims of Nepal.
The US government has decided to provide the assistance at the request of the Charge d’ Affaires at the US Embasssy, Mr. Robert Hugins, say reports.
The US government is to provide the amount to Save the Children-US, which will coordinate with the Nepal Red Cross Society to ensure that the assistance will reach to the flood victims in Nepal.
2007-08-03 07:24:05
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
August 2, 2007 Rains in Eastern Terai Districts
Image 1: Nepal rains on August 2, 2007
About 75 mm rains are expected in the eastern Nepal Terai districts: Mahottari, Dhanusha, Siraha, Saptari, Sarlahi, Udaypur and Morang today, i.e. August 2, 2007. This much of rainfall can hamper relief works. Local grassroots social and service organizations are providing food to the people living in schools.
Only drizzles here and there expected from tomorrow in those areas also.
Image 2: South Asia
The rain in south asia are limited to Mehgalaya, parts of Bihar and UP and west coast of India.
This information is only for Augist 2, 2007 and is not a weekly synopsis.
Image Source: CPC NOAA
Floods leave many in dire straits
Floods leave many in dire straits
POST REPORT
KATHMANDU, July 31 - Weeklong inundation across several districts has wreaked havoc, with hundreds of displaced locals facing looming epidemic and starvation amid the ravaged infrastructure.
Reports from Sarlahi said locals are suffering from diarrhea and fever. A team of Red Cross Society that managed to reach Khairwa VDC on Monday, distributed medicines and relief to flood and disease affected victims.
Flood victims in Bardiya and Banke districts are starving as transportation to many villages remains disrupted. According to local administration, transportation difficulties have left Nepalgunj without any food supply.
Similarly, locals of 11 VDCs in Rajapur Tappu of Bardiya are starving. Although locals in the area are using steamers to cross the Karnali river, the situation in the villages is worse as roadways to nearby cities remain damaged. Mean-while, a large number of locals from Mahammadpur, Suryagaudi and Taduwa are sheltering in makeshift tents along the Gulariya-Nepalgunj road section.
Almost 2,000 locals of Nepalgunj are sheltering in dharmashalas, educational institutes, government offices and hospitals since the last week. Flood victims have been complaining that the local administration is being 'partial' in relief distribution.
Likewise, locals in Ilam are also suffering due to lack of commodities as the rainfall has damaged the 15-kilometer-long Damak-Ravi Falgu-nand roadway. According to locals, Luvde, Sakfara, Fuyetappa and Aamchowk VDCs in Ilam and Rabi, Kurumba and Lumba VDCs among others in Panchthar districts are worst-hit due to food scarcity.
Our Biratnagar correspondent said that locals of Niguradin VDC-7 in Taplejung district have been staying at their neighbors' homes after landslide damaged their houses. Similarly, landslides also displaced three houses in Aankhivui VDC of Sankhuwasabha district, Monday night.
In Sunsari, flood victims on Tuesday criticized local bodies for distributing 'inadequate' relief materials. However, Chief District Officer Prem Narayan Sharma said the administration has already distributed over 16 quintals of ration to 2,000 displaced locals of Basantapur and Narsingh VDCs. The administration also provided relief to over 700 flood victims of Inaruwa municipality who had launched agitation demanding relief.
In Parsa, Red Cross Society in the district said nearly 330 houses have been displaced so far. According to the Red Cross team's report - Dhobini, Langadi, Jhauwa Guthi, Bindabasini, Mad-hwal, Shrisiya, Prasauni-birta and Prasaunibhatha VDCs, including ward no 15 and 16 of Birgunj municipality were waterlogged till Tuesday. The team also provided relief materials to victims.
In Sarlahi, locals of Sakarpura VDC have started repairing the Bhim barrage on Khado River after two weeks of rainfall ceased on Tuesday. Earlier, nearly 2,500 households in Sakarpura, Rampura Malhaniya, Launiya and Tilathi VDCs were displaced after the river wrecked the barrage.
2 more killed in Mahottari
MAHOTTARI, July 31 (PR) - Although the impact of rainfall is diminishing in other districts, inundation in Mahottari claimed two more lives on Monday. According to police, Lalita Devi Yadav, 25, of Chakwa in Halkhori VDC-8 died after being drowned in the Jangaha River on Monday. Similarly, Taslim Miya, 40, of Sarpallo VDC-8 was drowned in Akushi River the same day. With this, the total flood casualty in Mahottari has reached seven. Meanwhile, five members of a family in Gonarpura VDC-5 of the district were injured when their house collapsed. Seventy-five-year-old Bartu Devi was seriously injured. The injured are receiving treatment at a local health post, police said.
Posted on: 2007-07-31 20:18:46 (Server Time)
POST REPORT
KATHMANDU, July 31 - Weeklong inundation across several districts has wreaked havoc, with hundreds of displaced locals facing looming epidemic and starvation amid the ravaged infrastructure.
Reports from Sarlahi said locals are suffering from diarrhea and fever. A team of Red Cross Society that managed to reach Khairwa VDC on Monday, distributed medicines and relief to flood and disease affected victims.
Flood victims in Bardiya and Banke districts are starving as transportation to many villages remains disrupted. According to local administration, transportation difficulties have left Nepalgunj without any food supply.
Similarly, locals of 11 VDCs in Rajapur Tappu of Bardiya are starving. Although locals in the area are using steamers to cross the Karnali river, the situation in the villages is worse as roadways to nearby cities remain damaged. Mean-while, a large number of locals from Mahammadpur, Suryagaudi and Taduwa are sheltering in makeshift tents along the Gulariya-Nepalgunj road section.
Almost 2,000 locals of Nepalgunj are sheltering in dharmashalas, educational institutes, government offices and hospitals since the last week. Flood victims have been complaining that the local administration is being 'partial' in relief distribution.
Likewise, locals in Ilam are also suffering due to lack of commodities as the rainfall has damaged the 15-kilometer-long Damak-Ravi Falgu-nand roadway. According to locals, Luvde, Sakfara, Fuyetappa and Aamchowk VDCs in Ilam and Rabi, Kurumba and Lumba VDCs among others in Panchthar districts are worst-hit due to food scarcity.
Our Biratnagar correspondent said that locals of Niguradin VDC-7 in Taplejung district have been staying at their neighbors' homes after landslide damaged their houses. Similarly, landslides also displaced three houses in Aankhivui VDC of Sankhuwasabha district, Monday night.
In Sunsari, flood victims on Tuesday criticized local bodies for distributing 'inadequate' relief materials. However, Chief District Officer Prem Narayan Sharma said the administration has already distributed over 16 quintals of ration to 2,000 displaced locals of Basantapur and Narsingh VDCs. The administration also provided relief to over 700 flood victims of Inaruwa municipality who had launched agitation demanding relief.
In Parsa, Red Cross Society in the district said nearly 330 houses have been displaced so far. According to the Red Cross team's report - Dhobini, Langadi, Jhauwa Guthi, Bindabasini, Mad-hwal, Shrisiya, Prasauni-birta and Prasaunibhatha VDCs, including ward no 15 and 16 of Birgunj municipality were waterlogged till Tuesday. The team also provided relief materials to victims.
In Sarlahi, locals of Sakarpura VDC have started repairing the Bhim barrage on Khado River after two weeks of rainfall ceased on Tuesday. Earlier, nearly 2,500 households in Sakarpura, Rampura Malhaniya, Launiya and Tilathi VDCs were displaced after the river wrecked the barrage.
2 more killed in Mahottari
MAHOTTARI, July 31 (PR) - Although the impact of rainfall is diminishing in other districts, inundation in Mahottari claimed two more lives on Monday. According to police, Lalita Devi Yadav, 25, of Chakwa in Halkhori VDC-8 died after being drowned in the Jangaha River on Monday. Similarly, Taslim Miya, 40, of Sarpallo VDC-8 was drowned in Akushi River the same day. With this, the total flood casualty in Mahottari has reached seven. Meanwhile, five members of a family in Gonarpura VDC-5 of the district were injured when their house collapsed. Seventy-five-year-old Bartu Devi was seriously injured. The injured are receiving treatment at a local health post, police said.
Posted on: 2007-07-31 20:18:46 (Server Time)
Flood Victims are getting waterborne disease: After deluge, it’s disease
After deluge, it’s disease
Damodar Bhandari
Bardiya, July 31:
Over 1,000 flood victims are suffering from various diseases in Bardiya district.
Doctors said today that the victims are falling sick as there is no clean drinking water. An epidemic looms in the district as the flood victims have been drinking polluted water, the Red Cross and District Public Health Office (DPHO) said.
Teams of health workers and medicines have not been sent to all the flood-affected areas yet, chief of the Bardiya chapter of Nepal Red Cross, Govinda Poudel, said.
Around 1,200 victims are suffering from various diseases in the district, Bardiya DPHO chief Dr Ramashankar Deep said.
Ninety-five persons are suffering from different diseases in Badhupur village and 95 have fallen victim to the diseases in Suryagadhi village of Mohamadpur village development committee, Dr Deep said.
The diseases that have spread are diarrhoea, typhoid, conjunctivitis, flu, pneumonia and common cold, he added.
Five seriously ill diarrhoea and typhoid patients are undergoing treatment in the Bardiya District Hospital.
“We went to two villages and found 200 patients. We are yet to visit other villages affected by the flood,” Dr Deep said.
Even as the chances of the diseases spreading are increasing due to the polluted water, there is shortage of medicine, he said.
“Of the 23 inundated VDCs and a municipality hit by floods, teams of health workers have reached the Mohamadpur village development committee only,” Red Cross chief Poudel said.
Three swept away
DHANGADHI: Two persons were swept away on Monday night in Kailali district, while the body of a 50-year-old man, who was swept away by Khadam river was recovered from Kerabari in Morang on Tuesday. The police said Nain Singh Bohara, 55, of Lalbojhi VDC-9 and three-year-old Akash Chaudhary of Thapapur VDC-6 died after being swept away by flood in Kailali district on Monday night.
Altogether 67 families at Ward No 9 of Thapapur VDC, surrounded by Kandra and Kanda rivers, have been awaiting rescue from the rooftops of their houses and trees and most of them are starving. — HNS
Over 1000 Flood Victims Fall Sick in Bardiya
Damodar Bhandari
Bardiya, August 1
Over 1,000 flood victims are suffering from various diseases in Bardiya district.
Doctors said today that the victims are falling sick as there is no clean drinking water.
An epidemic looms in the district as the flood victims have been drinking polluted water, the Red Cross and District Public Health Office (DPHO) said.
Teams of health workers and medicines have not been sent to all the flood-affected areas yet, chief of the Bardiya chapter of Nepal Red Cross, Govinda Poudel, said.
Around 1,200 victims are suffering from various diseases, Bardiya DPHO chief Dr Ramashankar Deep said.
Ninety-five persons are suffering from different diseases in Badhupur village and 95 have fallen victim to the diseases in Suryagadhi village of Mohamadpur VDC, Dr Deep said. The diseases that have spread are diarrhoea, typhoid, conjunctivitis, flu, pneumonia and common cold, he added.
Five seriously ill diarrhoea and typhoid patients are undergoing treatment in the Bardiya District Hospital.
"We went to two villages and found 200 patients. We are yet to visit other villages affected by the flood," Dr Deep said.
"We have sent two teams of health workers that will tour the affected areas one by one," he added.
Even as the chances of the diseases spreading are increasing due to the polluted water, there is shortage of medicine, he said.
"We were informed that medicines in the Nyalopur health post are in short supply, but we are not being able to send medicines there as we don't have them immediately," Dr Deep said.
"Of the 23 inundated VDCs and a municipality hit by floods, teams of health workers have reached the Mohamadpur VDC only. We have received a report that over 1,000 flood victims are suffering from diseases," Red Cross chief Poudel said. According to the Red Cross, 4,000 households have been affected by the floods and 1,500 have been displaced in the district so far.
Damodar Bhandari
Bardiya, July 31:
Over 1,000 flood victims are suffering from various diseases in Bardiya district.
Doctors said today that the victims are falling sick as there is no clean drinking water. An epidemic looms in the district as the flood victims have been drinking polluted water, the Red Cross and District Public Health Office (DPHO) said.
Teams of health workers and medicines have not been sent to all the flood-affected areas yet, chief of the Bardiya chapter of Nepal Red Cross, Govinda Poudel, said.
Around 1,200 victims are suffering from various diseases in the district, Bardiya DPHO chief Dr Ramashankar Deep said.
Ninety-five persons are suffering from different diseases in Badhupur village and 95 have fallen victim to the diseases in Suryagadhi village of Mohamadpur village development committee, Dr Deep said.
The diseases that have spread are diarrhoea, typhoid, conjunctivitis, flu, pneumonia and common cold, he added.
Five seriously ill diarrhoea and typhoid patients are undergoing treatment in the Bardiya District Hospital.
“We went to two villages and found 200 patients. We are yet to visit other villages affected by the flood,” Dr Deep said.
Even as the chances of the diseases spreading are increasing due to the polluted water, there is shortage of medicine, he said.
“Of the 23 inundated VDCs and a municipality hit by floods, teams of health workers have reached the Mohamadpur village development committee only,” Red Cross chief Poudel said.
Three swept away
DHANGADHI: Two persons were swept away on Monday night in Kailali district, while the body of a 50-year-old man, who was swept away by Khadam river was recovered from Kerabari in Morang on Tuesday. The police said Nain Singh Bohara, 55, of Lalbojhi VDC-9 and three-year-old Akash Chaudhary of Thapapur VDC-6 died after being swept away by flood in Kailali district on Monday night.
Altogether 67 families at Ward No 9 of Thapapur VDC, surrounded by Kandra and Kanda rivers, have been awaiting rescue from the rooftops of their houses and trees and most of them are starving. — HNS
Over 1000 Flood Victims Fall Sick in Bardiya
Damodar Bhandari
Bardiya, August 1
Over 1,000 flood victims are suffering from various diseases in Bardiya district.
Doctors said today that the victims are falling sick as there is no clean drinking water.
An epidemic looms in the district as the flood victims have been drinking polluted water, the Red Cross and District Public Health Office (DPHO) said.
Teams of health workers and medicines have not been sent to all the flood-affected areas yet, chief of the Bardiya chapter of Nepal Red Cross, Govinda Poudel, said.
Around 1,200 victims are suffering from various diseases, Bardiya DPHO chief Dr Ramashankar Deep said.
Ninety-five persons are suffering from different diseases in Badhupur village and 95 have fallen victim to the diseases in Suryagadhi village of Mohamadpur VDC, Dr Deep said. The diseases that have spread are diarrhoea, typhoid, conjunctivitis, flu, pneumonia and common cold, he added.
Five seriously ill diarrhoea and typhoid patients are undergoing treatment in the Bardiya District Hospital.
"We went to two villages and found 200 patients. We are yet to visit other villages affected by the flood," Dr Deep said.
"We have sent two teams of health workers that will tour the affected areas one by one," he added.
Even as the chances of the diseases spreading are increasing due to the polluted water, there is shortage of medicine, he said.
"We were informed that medicines in the Nyalopur health post are in short supply, but we are not being able to send medicines there as we don't have them immediately," Dr Deep said.
"Of the 23 inundated VDCs and a municipality hit by floods, teams of health workers have reached the Mohamadpur VDC only. We have received a report that over 1,000 flood victims are suffering from diseases," Red Cross chief Poudel said. According to the Red Cross, 4,000 households have been affected by the floods and 1,500 have been displaced in the district so far.
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