Jhapa, March 12

Above 1,300 out of 1500 huts of Goldhap Bhutanese Refugee Camp of Jhapa district have been burnt down in a fire that broke out on March 01, 2008 evening which injured seven refugees. Over 10,000 refugees are directly affected.  All the refugees are now scattered and taking shelter at school, nearby residents and camps.

Red Cross went immediately to the camp with two ambulances and carried five injured persons to local hospital. At the moment Red Cross volunteers, staff from district chapter, sub-chapter including 9 district and national level trained persons and 16 volunteers of the Red Cross Action Team (RCAT) were mobilized for rescue, relief, first aids and ambulance services. The chapter is coordinating with the ICRC for supply and distribution of non food relief item (NFRI).

Nepal Red Cross in the support of the ICRC has distributed non food relief items such as blanket, utensil, readymade cloth, jeans, sari, sweater, plastic bucket, etc. equivalent to NRS 3 million to the affected people. 

Nepal Government has managed for temporary shelter and WFP for food. Other local humanitarian organizations are providing support on their own.

One emergency meeting of District Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) in presence of Home Minister, Krishna Sitaula had decided to provide all the emergency relief materials through DDMC.

NRCS National Headquarters has dispatched Non-Food Items for 200 families in Saptari districts for the distribution to the affected by fire.