{"id":23059,"date":"2026-09-17T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cgk.nl\/?p=23059"},"modified":"2026-09-17T13:39:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T11:39:59","slug":"update-on-emergency-aid-for-nepal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cgk.nl\/en\/diaconaat\/update-noodhulp-nepal\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on emergency aid for Nepal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since the massive floods in Nepal, we have been contributing to the emergency aid<\/a> through our partner organisation, Asal Chhimekee Nepal (ACN). ACN provides an update on the situation and the relief efforts carried out earlier this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The situation<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The situation in Rasuwa has deteriorated: some 90,000 people have been directly affected by the disaster. There have been 1,450 deaths and some 5,600 people are missing. The devastation is immense. Local churches have also been severely affected: two congregations have been completely destroyed and more than 150 believers have been killed or are missing. There is an urgent need for food, shelter and medical care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Distributing relief supplies<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

On 4 September, the ACN team travelled to Rashuwa. Due to poor road conditions, diversions and muddy tracks, the journey took longer than expected. Upon arrival, the aid workers immediately began distributing relief supplies, even though the suffering they encountered was overwhelming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA man in his eighties says he has lost five family members; only he and his grandchild have survived. A young mother recounts the unbearable moment when her six-year-old daughter, on her way to school, was swept away by a bus right before her eyes. The whole village is in mourning, and we mourn with them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Kispang parishes, the team then distributes aid to 400 families. \u201cSurvivors come to us in silence; many young women sit there with their babies, mourning the loss of their husbands and fathers. Local church leaders and volunteers help us with the distribution, but we know that only God can heal broken hearts.\u201d In the days that follow, three more lorries set off carrying supplies, which the aid workers distribute to a few hundred families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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