Background
On Saturday 25 April 2015, an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter Scale was recorded in Nepal, 80 km to the North- West of Kathmandu and 68 km east of Pokhara. A second earthquake registering 7.3 magnitude was recorded southeast of Kodari (Sindhupalchowk District), 76 km northeast of Kathmandu, on Tuesday 12 May – an area already affected by the 25 April earthquake.
The Government of Nepal declared a state of emergency in the country and designated the following 14 districts as the most affected: Gorkha, Kavrepalanchok, Dhading, Nuwakot, Rasuwa, Sindupalchok, Dolakha, Ramechhap, Okhaldunga, Makwanpur, Sindhuli, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur.
According to the Government of Nepal, close to 9,000 fatalities resulted from the 25 April and 12 May 2015 earthquakes that destroyed 602,592 and damaged 284,482 houses.
The Logistics Cluster has been activated to support the humanitarian community in their efforts to deliver life-saving relief items across affected areas in Nepal.
The country has been experiencing a severe fuel shortage since the end of September 2015 that is negatively impacting the whole humanitarian community, and hampering the distribution of relief items to beneficiaries.