More than 800 people have been killed as a result of the flooding across three countries, including Nepal.
Al Jazeera’s Subina Shreshtha, reporting from Janakpur in Nepal, said that at least six million people were affected by the floods in the country’s southern plains known as Terai.
More than 48,000 homes have been submerged by rising waters in Nepal, the police said.
Search and rescue operations continue in Nepal, but access is challenging to more remote and isolated communities since communication is limited. Floodwaters not only damaged and destroyed homes, schools, hospitals, and roads but also swept away livestock and swamped key agricultural areas, including recently planted rice fields. Specific relief concerns include the lack of potable water, the risk of disease outbreaks, and a shortage of food staples.
Mountain Heart Nepal partnered with the Ministry of Health to execute its emergency response and preparedness program led by Dr Aban Gautam. MHN also received an emergency grant from Direct Relief to conduct emergency medical and surgical outreach camps for flood-affected people and to distribute needed medications and supplies to national healthcare system clinics in hard-hit areas.
More information regarding the partnership can be read at www.directrelief.org
Also read about the experience of working in high water at https://www.recordnepal.com/wire/features/nepal-flood-volunteers-terai-madhes/