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Avalanche and floods in Seti River,
Kaski district, Nepal
On 05 May, 2012, at around 0930 hrs an avalanche in the Annapurna Mountains caused floods in the Seti river, Kaski district of
the Western Development Region (WDR) in Nepal. As of 09 May 2012, 26
people have been reported killed and 44 persons are missing including three
Ukrainian tourists. A total of 14 families have been displaced It is
reported that 20 houses, two temples, one community building have been
swept away by the flood in Tatopani and Machhapuchhre Village Development Committee (VDC) and
half of a kilometer of the road section, two suspension bridges, water
supply system to the Pokhara valley (which
supplies around 60 percent of water supply in the valley) and electric
poles have been damaged. District Disaster Relief Committee (DDRC) and
Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) have provided the immediate cash and
Non-Food Item (NFI) to support to the flood affected families and the
families of the deceased. Government send emergency rescue, relief and
response teams to the disaster sites open command post and provided
emergency supplies to the affected communities. WHO team collaborating with
the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) of the Department of
Health services (DoHS), Ministry of Health and
Population (MoHP) at the central level and
supporting the District Public Health Office’s (DPHO) ongoing efforts in
responding to the emergencies. WHO EHA staff member joined the Government
led information verification and assessment team in the affected areas.
Situation
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Health
facilities are lifelines in the aftermath of any natural disaster when
large numbers of people need urgent medical treatment. The World
Health Organization is urging Member States in the South-East Asia Region
to ensure all hospitals and health facilities are disaster-resilient.
