Sirmooree Summer 2015

bursting. Fortunately the river itself cleared the blockage and the danger

is now reported to be over.

Yesterday I delivered 15 bundles of CGI for the Gairi Gaun villagers to

construct shelters. I hope to deliver another 80 bundles. I met a couple

of UNICEF employees who were seeing what they could do to help. So

far it is still private individuals and organizations that are in the forefront

of the relief effort.

30 May 2015

I received a call from Samundra Gurung of Kodari, a border town on the

Nepal side of the Friendship Bridge to Tibet. The entire town was

destroyed. 1,200 people have been relocated to Mulpani on the outskirts

of Kathmandu, where the Chinese have provided them with tents and

food. Samundra was with a group of a further 62 people, including

young babies and his 92 year-old grandmother, who are camped in a field

close to the Pepsi Cola bottling plant behind Kathmandu airport. They

are in a pitiful condition in a miserable and unsanitary location. I have

provided them with a few tarpaulins and bought them a week’s worth of

food supplies and some mosquito nets. I would like to see them moved

to a healthier location.

5 June 2015

The second shipment of relief materials from Thailand has been cleared

and distribution started.

I have given the IDPs from Kodari a pump and pipes to try and solve the

water problem and overflowing pit latrine. It seems to be working. I

have also given them three water filters and some secondhand clothing

collected by my landlady and neighbours. Next week I am hoping to

arrange a health camp for them with a Nepali lady doctor. I will also need

to buy them more food.

Last week I provided 40 bundles of CGI to Sana Gaun, the village next to

Gairi Gaun. I have been asked to provide a further 10 bundles for the

school which caters to the kids from both villages. This work is

progressing well.

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