Southern Nepal has been struck by record-breaking monsoon rains that have killed many and stranded thousands without food or clean water. After a few days without communication, we have finally learned that our HealthEd Connect volunteer, Sangeeta Malla, is safe and that she has been tirelessly utilizing her nursing skills to help the sick and wounded. Although it appears that the floodwater is beginning to recede somewhat, it has left a wave of destroyed homes and gardens, drowned livestock, a lack of basic necessities, and illness.
Neighbors help one another to safety.
Sangeeta took time out of her work to describe the situation around her home: "Now many dead body of animal like dog, chicken, goat is coming near by our society. So its too much smelling and mud is also smelling so sometimes we can't breath. Very poor families they already lost thier houses…almost everything. We are water from hand pump but its smelling mud inside so can not drink. We are buying from market but its almost cost is double and to go buy some place else we have to cross flood way. We are providing some dry food but its difficult to manage because we can not help all society, but they are expecting from us. Now people are staying in open air so they are suffering from fever, headache, back pain and diarrhea too but still from government side no response. We have fear of snake biting also."
Even the sturdiest homes have collapsed under the force of the floodwater.
Germ-laden mud covers everything and has contaminated water sources.
HealthEd Connect is working on solutions to get aid to the affected areas quickly. We will soon provide information on how you can help.
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