UN Begins Airlifting Food To Drought-Hit Western Nepal
Siddique Islam - All Headline News Foreign Correspondent Kathmundu, Nepal (AHN) - The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has started airlifting food to the drought-hit districts of western Nepal. The WFP says on Tuesday that it began emergency helicopter operations to help feed 250,000 drought-affected people in the far west of the mountainous nation. "Of the 10 districts we're hoping to feed, only Bajura, Dailekh, Kalikot, and Jajarkot have benefited so far. The other six hard hit areas of Rolpa, Rukum, Dolpa, Humla, Jumla and Mugu won't get any food unless we are able to raise more funds," WFP Representative Richard Ragan says. "We have also asked government if we might get the support of the Nepal Army for transport assistance." According to the UN, the start of the monsoon season has now made road access nearly impossible, blocked by landslides and rising rivers. The WFP is continuing to closely monitor the food security situation in the far-west and has received reports that some villages are again facing problems with this year's crop as a result of hailstorms, strong summer winds and poor rainfall. Meanwhile, the United States Mission to Nepal has announced a $250,000 grant to the WFP's Emergency Operation to safeguard the lives and livelihoods of those hard-hit in Nepal.
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