Nepal villages still without quake relief, as UN says flash fund low
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Kathmandu (dpa) - Residents of remote Nepal villages said Friday they had still not received any government aid since the earthquake which struck last month, as the United Nations said response to its flash appeal had been slow.
"Even after two weeks, we have not received government assistance," said Rajesh Katuwal, a resident of Sindupalchowk province north of Kathmandu, where 3,000 died of the estimated 7,800 nationwide in the quake on April 25.
Many other villages cut off by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake have reported a similar lack of official help, while some others have reportedly received duplicate aid.
The government said it would dispatch five-member teams to 500affected villages to improve relief allocation.
The United Nations said that its appeal for flash funding for the Nepal crisis had only received 6 per cent of the requested 423million dollars.
Another 93 million dollars had been made available for longer-term funding of development and reconstruction in the country.
