Nepal flooding victims to get £50,000 of support

Communities in Nepal impacted by fatal flash flooding will receive £50,000 worth of support funded by officials in Guernsey.

The island's government said its Overseas Aid & Development Commission had approved the funding, which will be given to Cornish-based charity Shelterbox's response team in Nepal.

More than 1,300 people have been reported dead in the country following flooding which struck near the border with Tibet on 26 August.

Deputy Jennifer Strachan, the commission's president, said she was pleased to support Shelterbox's efforts to provide emergency shelter and essential household items to affected communities and families.

"Our thoughts and sympathies are with all those affected and we recognise the immense human suffering and hardship being experienced by communities across the region," she said.

"As Nepal moves from the immediate rescue phase of this disaster into the next stage of humanitarian response, attention is turning to the urgent needs of families who have lost their homes, possessions and access to essential services," Strachan said.

She added that Shelterbox was a well-established partner of the commission and had received previous emergency relief funding for other humanitarian crises.

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