Nepal: DCA integrated Flood and COVID-19 support brings happiness 13 December, 2020 - 18:20
Country: Nepal Source: DanChurchAid
By Narendra Hamal and Astha Joshi, DCA in Nepal
In recent months, Nepal has seen an increasing number of COVID-19 cases due to community transmission. The Far-west region of Nepal in particular has documented a steady rise of COVID-19 cases, caused by the inflow of returnee migrants from the Indian border. To add to this, torrential rainfall since August, has caused flooding in the area, adding pressure to response efforts that have already been stretched thin with the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
In Kailali district, a DCA working area, also identified as a COVID-19 hotspot, the flood has effected 6657 households across 4 municipalities of Bhajani, Janaki, Tikapur, and Joshipur. An initial rapid assessment conducted by the Nepal Red Cross Society reported a total 2901 houses as completely damaged and 2482 partially damaged.
DCA integrated Flood and COVID-19 support brings happiness
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By Narendra Hamal and Astha Joshi, DCA in Nepal
In recent months, Nepal has seen an increasing number of COVID-19 cases due to community transmission. The Far-west region of Nepal in particular has documented a steady rise of COVID-19 cases, caused by the inflow of returnee migrants from the Indian border. To add to this, torrential rainfall since August, has caused flooding in the area, adding pressure to response efforts that have already been stretched thin with the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
In Kailali district, a DCA working area, also identified as a COVID-19 hotspot, the flood has effected 6657 households across 4 municipalities of Bhajani, Janaki, Tikapur, and Joshipur. An initial rapid assessment conducted by the Nepal Red Cross Society reported a total 2901 houses as completely damaged and 2482 partially damaged.