kateoplis: Nepal Government Struggles to Provide Earthquake...

A monk at Swayambhu Stupa, a heritage site also known as the monkey temple, in Katmandu, Nepal, on Sunday. Narendra Shrestha/European Pressphoto Agency


A Buddha statue surrounded by debris at a Unesco world heritage site in Bhaktapur on Sunday. Omar Havana/Getty


People burned the bodies of victims at a mass cremation in Katmandu on Sunday. Prakash Mathema/Agence France-Presse — Getty


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kateoplis:

Nepal Government Struggles to Provide Earthquake Relief

• More than 2,400 people were killed and more than 5,900 injured after the quake hit near Katmandu. The death toll is expected to rise.

How to Help

• Mercy Corps
  Mercy Corps has been in Nepal since 2006 and has more than 90 volunteers on the ground trying to distribute water, shelter kits, mosquito netting, tarps, cooking utensils, hygiene materials, and some other household provisions. @mercycorps on Twitter
• Catholic Relief Services
  Catholic Relief Services and its partner organizations have begun procuring emergency relief materials such as shelter kits and sanitation and hygiene materials. @CatholicRelief on Twitter.
• Habitat for Humanity International
  The group says its disaster response teams are coordinating efforts with local government agencies and disaster relief partners, and will be assembling emergency shelter kits. @habitat_org on Twitter.
• Global Giving
  Money donated to support relief operations in Nepal will go toward helping first responders “meet survivors’ immediate needs for food, fuel, clean water, hygiene products, and shelter,” the organization said.  “Once initial relief work is complete, this fund will transition to support longer-term recovery efforts run by local, vetted local organizations.” @GlobalGiving on Twitter.
• The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee  
  The New York-based nonprofit is providing medical assistance through aid workers traveling from India to Nepal. @TheJDC  on Twitter.
• Oxfam
  Oxfam is an international coalition of charities dedicated to fighting poverty. Aid workers from the group are on the ground, preparing to hand out food and water.  @Oxfam on Twitter.
• World Vision
  “We are initiating a response to meet basic, urgent needs with temporary shelter, food, water, emergency health interventions, and other vital aid.”
  @WorldVision on Twitter.
• Red Cross
  Volunteers from the Nepal arm of the Red Cross are helping in the search for survivors. @ICRC on Twitter.
• United Nations World Food Programme
  The United Nations agency is providing food and other aid to survivors.
  @WFP on Twitter.
• Samaritan’s Purse
  Samaritan’s Purse is a Christian organization providing food, water, shelter, medicine, and other assistance to earthquake survivors. @SamaritansPurse on Twitter.
• CARE
  CARE is asking for donations for critical relief. The group said its humanitarian workers were currently on the ground assessing the situation in Nepal and determining the most immediate needs. @CARE on Twitter.
• Save the Children
  Donations to Save the Children, an organization with extensive reach in Nepal, will go toward efforts to provide protection for children and relief to their families.
  @SC_Nepal on Twitter.