17 August, Kathmandu. The international community is providing humanitarian aid to Nepal for the rescue, relief and rehabilitation of the affected citizens after the devastating floods and landslides that occurred in the Nepal-China border region on August 10. India, America, China, Japan, UK, Australia, UAE, Qatar and other countries are sending humanitarian aid. They are sending materials from their planes.
The United States today provided additional humanitarian and disaster response assistance to Nepal. Two American military cargo planes brought 5,000 special disaster relief and management materials, 500 first aid kits, stretchers and front loaders for removing mud and stones to Nepal.
India has sent humanitarian aid for the fifth time.
China has already contributed Rs 300 million to the Prime Minister's Disaster Relief Fund. A rescue team from China is working in the affected area.
China has provided 50 tons of relief materials. In addition, the Nepal government has requested China to support 30 bailey bridges for the affected areas.
A cargo plane of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force came with the goods. China has sent materials including tents, blankets, sleeping bags, hard tacks and first aid kits.
Along with relief materials, China has also sent tunnel rescue experts and necessary rescue equipment to Nepal.
Materials ranging from tents and blankets to water containers have come from Japan.
Britain has also supported the campaign to provide humanitarian aid to Nepal. British Minister for Indo-Pacific Affairs Baroness Winterton has come to Kathmandu and inspected the humanitarian aid staging area at Tribhuvan International Airport.
The center, which has been put into operation with the support of UK Aid, is being used as a center for storing relief materials and distributing them to the affected areas.
Australia has also sent aid to the flood-affected communities of Nepal and affected Australian citizens and their families.
The UAE has already provided 83 tons of essential relief materials and pledged up to $10 million.
Qatar has also provided relief materials. 86 tonnes of relief material is being received from Pakistan. Sri Lanka has pledged $1 million worth of assistance.
1 million Swiss francs (expendable from the United Nations) have been received from Switzerland.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has pledged to provide 5 million US dollars for budgetary support (grant), a concessional loan of 167 million US dollars from the World Bank, and 150,000 US dollars for technical assistance from the Asian Development Bank.
Support has also come from friendly countries such as the UK and Japan, while support is also being received from EU and United Nations bodies.
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