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SAVE THE CHILDREN’S RESPONSE IN NEPAL

Four months after Nepal’s massive earthquake on April 25, Save
the Children continues to work nonstop to alleviate urgent needs
created by the country’s worst disaster in 80 years. It’s estimated
that 2.8 million people require humanitarian assistance. The
government of Nepal has reported 602,257 houses destroyed and
285,099 damaged. Some 36,000 school classrooms were also
destroyed or damaged, as were 1,085 health facilities.

The arrival of Nepal’s annual monsoon season has made access
to the most remote and isolated communities extremely difficult.
Many children are at a heightened vulnerability to diseases. There
are reports of landslides, and floods are also expected. Families
will need additional non-food relief items and improved shelters
for the winter conditions that follow the rain.

Compassionate support has driven our rapid lifesaving relief and,
as conditions allow, our introduction of longer-term recovery
programs for children and their families. As of today, Save
the Children has directly reached over 427,900 people with
assistance, of whom 264,000 are children.

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