Kathmandu - The German government Friday pledged 1 million
euros (1.37 million dollars) for relief efforts for hundreds of
thousands of people affected by flooding and landslides in Nepal.
The German Embassy in Kathmandu said the amount up to 1 million
euros would be provided through the World Food Programme (WFP) to
help the most vulnerable flood victims spread across the Himalayan
nation.
'Providing this emergency humanitarian assistance, Germany is
reacting to the international appeal launched by WFP,' the German
Embassy said. 'The committed amount is intended for food aid to the
flood-affected people for up to three months.'
The World Food Programme earlier this month launched an appeal for
1.5 million US dollars for 60,000 people who require long term food
aid after their homes and livelihoods were destroyed by the floods.
The latest government figures say at least 95 people have died and
another 330,000 people were affected by floods in almost half of
Nepal's 75 districts.
Many people who were forced from their homes have slowly started
returning after improvement of the weather.
But local media reports say people in flood affected areas face
difficulties in rebuilding their lives and there were dangers of the
spread of waterborne diseases.
Nepalese government relief teams are slowly reaching villages cut
off by flood waters. But the government says relief teams face
difficulties because of destroyed infrastructure and limited
resources.
© 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur 
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