RECENT NEWS
Nepal Flood Relief
In Nepal devastating flash floods in August swept away entire villages, with over 3000 dead and thousands still missing. Our AMURTEL teams are working closely with our partner AMURT and other NGOs in bringing desperately needed supplies to those families and communities stranded without even the bare essentials. Following a preliminary needs assessment, AMURT/EL mobilized 16 tons of food and essential relief supplies for the severely affected communities in Rasuwa and Nuwakot. The work is extremely challenging, as to reach those most in need, supplies must be transported over rubble, washed out roads and traverse boulder fields left behind by the floods. This past week a 28-mile trip to deliver supplies took over 15 hours and required constant clearing of mudslides.
One heart-breaking mission was made to deliver desperately needed food and water to the Nilakantha High school, which is sheltering over 1700 children and adults. Two hundred of these children come from a village that was completely washed away, destroying their homes, crops, belongings, and everything familiar to them. These children survived because they were at school when the flood struck. The family members who remained in the village were caught in the crashing wave of water and many of the children lost one or both parents.
With so much loss and infrastructure destroyed, this will be an ongoing response for our team, and your assistance is be greatly appreciated.
Earthquake relief in South America
The death toll from the massive twin earthquakes that struck South America in June has climbed past 6,000 and many thousands are still unaccounted for. Along with the loss of life, there are tens of thousands still displaced and facing homelessness and lack of basic necessities.
Amurtel teams have been invited to help in five shelters around the Caracas area. The families in these shelters lost everything they had, and and as they work to find some normalcy while living in the cramped quarters of the shelter for so many months, they are also mourning the loss of family members, friends and their livelihoods. The AMURTEL teams offer counseling, yoga and meditation classes, and other tools for overcoming stress, anxiety, and long-term trauma. Your assistance at this time will help our team to provide care and essentials to those facing difficult days ahead.
