£3m Raised For Nepal Victims

Kind-hearted Scots have donated nearly 3-million pounds to the relief effort, in aid of Nepalese earthquake victims.

The death toll from the disaster now stands at around 6000.

More than four million people are in urgent need of clean water after water sources were destroyed or contaminated in Saturday’s earthquake. Disasters Emergency Committee members are already providing tens of thousands of litres of water. However as heavy rains intensify throughout May before the monsoon season in June, there is a real risk of waterbourne disease outbreaks such as cholera and diarrhoea.

The UK total raised is £31m, an increase of £5 million on the £26 million donated in the first two days of the appeal.

Neil Mathers, Chair of the DEC Nepal Earthquake Appeal in Scotland, said:
 
“Aid is getting through thanks to the generosity of the many thousands of people across Scotland who have donated to the DEC Nepal Earthquake Appeal. The scale of the crisis is huge and we urge people to continue to give.
 
“DEC agencies are already beginning to reach villages and camps outside of the capital with clean water and chlorine tablets including an additional delivery of more than 1700 hygiene kits to Sankhu and Gorkha and 80,000 water purification tablets to Gorkha today.
 
“Tonnes of supplies, including hygiene kits and sanitation equipment, are arriving in Nepal over the coming days and we need to clear blocked roads and move fast to reach people before more areas become inaccessible due to heavy rain, mudslides or landslides.”