SINGAPORE – Humanitarian organisation Mercy Relief will be delivering $120,000 in emergency aid to disaster-stricken communities in Nepal in the aftermath of devastating floods on the country’s border with Tibet.

A team will be deployed to the Uttargaya Rural municipality, in Rasuwa district – one of the worst-hit areas – from Sept 6 to Sept 10 to oversee the distribution of emergency supplies to some 1,800 impacted individuals, said Mercy Relief in a statement on Sept 2.

Flash floods near the impoverished Himalayan nation’s border with Tibet on Aug 26 – triggered by a glacier collapse – has claimed at least 1,000 lives, with about 4,000 people still missing, reported Reuters on Sept 1.

Among the people still missing are 590 foreign nationals, nine of whom are Singaporeans.

Communities along the Trishuli (Bhotekoshi) river system have been devastated, with more than 40km of roads and over 40 bridges swept away, cutting off access to affected districts, said Mercy Relief.

The organisation’s relief package follows its announcement of plans on Aug 29 that outlined initial resource gathering and needs assessments.

Mercy Relief said then that it was working with its local partners in Nepal to find out what is most needed on the ground.

The initial relief package from Mercy Relief will include food, water, sanitation and hygiene supplies, shelter kits and non-food items such as clothing and blankets.

This first tranche of aid will be able to support up ...