Another major earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale hit Nepal yesterday, at 12.35pm local time. At present there are no reports of widescale damage or casualties, but people have poured out onto the streets in fear. Our teams who are working on the ground in Nepal, have all reported back safe and sound. One of our teams was out providing aid to a particularly remote area, say they are treating the locals for minor injuries and trauma, but there has been no further structural damage.
One of our volunteers, Taranpreet Singh reports, "Myself and 4 others, were inspecting the damage on the 2nd floor balcony of a house which had been hit by the 25 April earthquake, when today's quake struck. Infront of our very eyes, we saw a house fall down on the opposite side.Thanks to God, we were all safe. People are very scared, they are screaming, crying and running out to open space. We too jumped down from the balcony to a smaller house and made our way to safety in the open space. As I am telling you this, we have felt at least 6 further shocks to the earth."
Our relief team arrived in the village of Mahendra Jyoti, in Nepal. Most of the people here lost their homes in the earthquake and we found them living with absolutely no shelter to protect them from the changeable weather.
The immediate first step was to erect tents for the affected people and then we set up a medical camp inside the village to deal with injuries and illness. Dry food rations were also distributed, enough to last a considerable time.
Overnight, our team stayed in the local Mandir, which had also suffered some damage in the earthquake. Before resting for the night our volunteers cleared the debris from the Mandir and swept it clean.
Our team reported that the love from the locals and smiles on the children's faces - takes their tiredness away! May God bless our volunteers.
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During the ongoing relief efforts in Nepal, our team made their way 2400km up treacherous terrain, to reach a remote and isolated village. Due to the location of the village, the earthquake demolished most of the houses and buildings. When the villagers saw our team approach their spirits lifted as they had given up all hope of surviving. No other relief or government agency had reached the village, so the locals were terrified and desperate.
Our team reassured them that we had brought enough stocks of food and dry rations as well as medicine and blankets. We are truly grateful to our volunteers in Nepal who risk their own safety to reach these cut-off areas and provide a lifeline for others.
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| Left: British born Isher Singh from London carrying out selfless sewa in Nepal and Right: Sikh Relief Team | |