Volunteers of the Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) continue to work round the clock in extending first aid, transporting the wounded to hospitals, supporting search and rescue efforts, providing temporary shelter and other humanitarian services to the affected following Nepal’s disastrous earthquake on 25 April. These humanitarian services are being implemented in coordination and cooperation with the Government of Nepal, UN agencies, International Red Cross movement partners and the communities.
More than 1400 have been provided with first aid services. As of Monday, a total of 3700 tarpaulin and 500 blankets have been distributed. WASH items, including 1500 bars of soap, 6300 water purification tablets and 5000 of Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) have been distributed in Bhaktapur. Outside the capital, the Red Cross has dispatched 2500 sets of relief materials to severely affected district chapters. The Red Cross has deployed National Disaster Rescue Team (NDRT) in the 12 worst affected districts. The Red Cross district chapters have reported that 33 districts are affected.
Dev Ratna Dhakhwa (right), Secretary-General of the Nepal Red Cross Society, coordinating the response. ©NRCS
The number of casualties from the quake has exceeded 4000. Red Cross District branches say more than 200 have gone missing, over 500,000 displaced and at least 40 thousand houses brought to ruins. Reporting on the human and physical loss continues to rise.
People have come out spontaneously for blood donation. As of now, the Central Blood Transfusion Centre has enough stock of blood.
National and International relief aid has started arriving. Those wishing to extend humanitarian assistance could do so through the NRCS account number 17-0002089-33 at Standard Chartered Bank, Nepal.
Nepal Red Cross continues to provide humanitarian support with its available resources and capabilities and expects full support from a wide range of stakeholders, including the government, UN agencies and the public for this scale of humanitarian challenge, which calls for multi-pronged initiatives.
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