This preliminary Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 2, 451,003 to enable the IFRC to support the Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) to deliver assistance and support to 10,000 flood-affected families (50,000 people), focusing on relief distributions, water & sanitation, health and hygiene promotion, emergency and recovery shelter assistance, restoring family links, National Society capacity building and disaster preparedness & risk reduction. The planned response reflects the information available at this point of the evolving operation, and will be adjusted in September based on further developments and more detailed assessments.
The disaster and the response2 August: A massive landslides in Jure, Mankhaa village of Sindhupalchowk district that killed 33 people and 153 people are missing.
14-16 August: NRCS trained volunteers deployed to conduct rapid assessments and are providing relief services to the affected people. Preparedness stocks have been dispatched to the affected districts and distributions are ongoing where movement is possible.
17 August: Information bulletin published on the situation.
18-21 August: 19 districts affected with damages to major infrastructures (i.e. schools, health facilities, bridges, culverts, local markets, transport vehicles), and livestock, crops and daily consumables.
21 August: IFRC DREF launched for CHF 249,709. 25 August: 2 more districts affected.
25 August: 2 more districts affected.