IFRC releases over 90 million to support Nepal in wake of devastating flooding

KATHMANDU: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies – IFRC has released over 90 million in emergency funds from IFRC-DREF to support the Nepal Red Cross action on the ground. IFRC Secretary General and CEO Jagan Chapagain has announced this.

The floods in Nepal have taken a devastating toll, not only in terms of lives lost but also with entire communities—especially those south of the Kathmandu Valley—being cut off from the rest of the country due to landslides and destroyed infrastructure, he said. “In response, hundreds of Nepal Red Cross volunteers are working tirelessly with evacuations, search and rescue operations, and distributing essential supplies.”