The Overseas Aid & Development Commission has approved the Disaster and Emergency Relief Award to the charity ShelterBox, which is providing emergency shelter and essential household items to affected families. The floods, on 26 August, were triggered by a glacier collapse and tore through towns and valleys, destroying homes, roads, bridges and other critical infrastructure.
At least 1,300 people were killed and more than 5,000 remain missing, according to Nepal’s disaster management agency.
Chinese authorities said at least 31 people were killed, while 531 others remained missing, on the Tibetan side of the border.
‘Our thoughts and sympathies are with all those affected, and we recognise the immense human suffering and hardship being experienced by communities across the region,’ said the commission’s president Deputy Jennifer Strachan. 'As Nepal moves from the immediate rescue phase of this disaster into the next stage of humanitarian response, attention is turning to the urgent needs of families who have lost their homes, possessions and access to essential services.’
Deputy Strachan said ShelterBox was one of the commission’s well-established partners, having received emergency relief funding for humanitarian crises around the world, as well as support through community partnerships with local Rotary clubs in Guernsey. ‘The commission is pleased to support ShelterBox’s rapid response efforts, helping families begin the process of recovery and rebuilding their lives,’ she said.
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