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Earthquake In Nepal–V
KTM Metro Reporter
April 29, 2015: thousands of Nepalese are leaving Kathmandu for fear of possible epidemic in the aftermath of the deadly quakes. They feared that not properly cremated corpses, and corpses still lying under debris might cause disease. Thousands of people have been waiting for buses and any other sorts of vehicles.
One vehicle operator has been checking the buses charging more than the regular bus fares. He was doing so to keep the reputation of honesty of the transport operators. On camera he said that even five members of his family had to pay three hundred additional rupees while on the way. So, he was checking the buses how much they have charging the passengers. The minister of home has issued the notice of taking strong actions against the buses charging more than the regular fares. Obviously, transporter operators have been taking the advantage of the exodus of the people from Kathmandu.
Most of the people leaving Kathmandu must have lost the rented houses. So, they needed to go home. Others must have been going back to the families to say they are well. Even more people must have left the town for fear of aftershocks and certainly of diseases. Basic-need supplies might be soon in short. Regular life has been disarray for some time even though it has been coming back to normal. Businesses were closed. All these reasons pushed the people out of Kathmandu.
Impatient people have shouted slogans against the government for not providing them with the vehicles for the free ride as promised. The government has announced that five hundred vehicles including school buses would be provide for the free ride to different destinations. People waiting for such buses since 3:00 am morning have lost their patience and shouted slogans against the government.
Some injured people at the government-run hospitals complained to the visiting prime minister about the lackluster treatment. They said that they have not received even water according to the Nepalese media. Prime Minister Sushil Koirala made visits to the army hospital, and the teaching hospital at Maharajgunj. He also visited the Basantarpur: downtown Kathmandu to check the damages done to the historical buildings. People have shouted against the prime minister making so delayed visit after five days of the quake, the news on ratopati.com stated.
People accused the State administration of irregularities in distributing the relief materials to the victims of the quakes. People demonstrated at the Bhaktapur and Charikot district administration offices against the biased distribution of the relief materials, the news on ratopati.com stated. People in other parts of the country have been denied of any relief materials so far. It was understandable that the government could not reach the victims immediately but if the government were not able to reach the victims even after five days then there must be something wrong. The government needed to let the aid agencies to directly distribute the relief materials to the quake victims.
Israel and Pakistan have set up field hospitals to provide the injured with immediate relief in the Kathmandu Valley. Other agencies have sent medical supplies and medics. Most of them have to reach the quake victims outside the Kathmandu Valley, yet. Probably, efforts have been made to reach the people outside Kathmandu.
Mountaineers have started to rebuild the track to the Mt Everest to continue the climbing. The April 25 quake had triggered avalanches that had destroyed anything on their way. Even the base camp was severely affected. Eighteen climbers have lost the lives to the avalanches, others were injured but they are keeping up to their scaling the tallest mountain in the world.
So many international rescue teams wanted to come down to Nepal the government of Nepal had to say, “No more, help teams or rescue teams.” The government of Nepal is accepting assistances from all the nations except for Taiwan, the BBC NEWS stated. The government has clearly followed the one-China policy. Following this policy, the government recognizes Tibet and Taiwan are the integral parts of China.
Many Nepalese agencies have been depositing huge amounts of money in the prime ministerial relief fund for the benefits of the quake victims. Non-resident Nepalese also have been mobilizing resources for helping the quake victims. The government also deposited one billion rupees in this fund. The government had deposited Rs 500 millions immediately after the quake.
“The UN has launched a $415m (£270m) appeal for Nepal-quake victims. The UN said it wanted to support government efforts to provide emergency relief over the next three months. The UN says more than eight million people have been affected and some 70,000 houses have been destroyed. Riot police have clashed with people trying to leave the capital Kathmandu, and there are reports of villagers blocking trucks carrying supplies,” stated the BBC NEWS.
