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Oxfam boosts aid delivery as monsoon draws nearer
International aid agency Oxfam says it has continued to boost its aid deliveries to earthquake-hit areas in Nepal as the monsoon approaches
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nternational aid agency Oxfam says it has continued to boost its aid deliveries to earthquake-hit areas in Nepal as the monsoon approaches.
'With Nepal expected to receive 80 percent of its annual rainfall over the three-month monsoon period, the top priority for Oxfam is to make sure people have safe shelter,' Oxfam's Nepal earthquake response head, Orla Murphy, said in a release on Monday.
Oxfam says it aims to reach 400,000 quake-affected Nepalese by the time the monsoon hits.
On April 25, Nepal was struck by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. This was followed by another 7.3 magnitude earthquake just over a fortnight later; between the two earthquakes there were over 100 aftershocks up to 6.7 magnitude.
As many as 8,631 lives were lost and 17,838 were injured, with figures rising every day.
Over the next three years, Oxfam says it plans to deliver a US$56m relief and recovery program in Nepal, with $40 million having been raised so far.
Oxfam has reached over 150,000 people in seven of the worst hit districts of Nepal, providing clean water, emergency shelter and food.
'Thanks to our long standing partners in Nepal, we were able to deliver relief to people immediately after the first earthquake. We have not stopped since, despite the second earthquake and the strong aftershocks,' Murphy said.
Oxfam says it has trucked clean water to over 30,000 people in Kathmandu valley and distributed enough tarpaulins for over 50,000 people across Gorkha, Dhading, Nuwakot and Sindhupalchok. In Nuwakot, Oxfam has also delivered food baskets, with rice, lentils and oil rations for two weeks for over 25,000 people. (ebf)
