Bara and Parsa storm
UNICEF responds to the disaster with immediate relief.
Bara and Parsa of districts of Nepal were hit by a massive storm with strong hurricane on 31 March 2019.
The disaster killed more than 20 people and injured over 700.
UNICEF responded to the disaster by supporting immediate relief.
The immediate relief supplies included tarpaulins, bednets, blankets...
...hygiene kits and water purifiers
Nepal Red Cross volunteers, UNICEF WASH Palika Coordinators and Triggers were mobilized immediately for rescue and initial information collection.
UNICEF staff and volunteers promoted proper hygiene and sanitation in affected communities to prevent disease outbreak.
Likewise, UNICEF also conducted nutrition risk screening of children.
Child friendly spaces were set up to support and protect children in various parts of the affected districts.
When our village was hit by the wind storm, I was at home with my parents and two brothers. The roof of our house fell on my mom’s head and also injured my father. Our house has completely collapsed and now we are taking refuge under a tarpaulin sheet. I also got hit on my chest by the rubble.
When we felt the storm, we hid inside the house. But we realized that our house would collapse and ran outside. Unfortunately, the roof came down injuring both me and my mother. Her leg is still swollen.
It was a normal evening, I was looking after my youngest child, Hari and the others were busy playing. Suddenly the storm struck from nowhere and the roof fell over me and I fainted. My eldest daughter started crying and yelling thinking I died. The older children managed to escape, but me and my 3-year-old son were buried inside the rubble for half an hour. Luckily, our neighbors rescued us.
When our village was hit by the wind storm, I was at home with my parents and two brothers. The roof of our house fell on my mom’s head and also injured my father. Our house has completely collapsed and now we are taking refuge under a tarpaulin sheet. I also got hit on my chest by the rubble.
