On 26 August, flash floods tore through northern Nepal, triggered by a glacial lake outburst and torrential rain in the Himalayan region. In a matter of hours, entire villages were swept away. Hundreds of lives have been lost, with over 500 confirmed deaths and close to 1,000 people still missing. At least 93,000 people have been affected (as of 31 August).
The destruction goes far beyond the immediate loss of life. Homes, roads, bridges and schools have been destroyed: 18 schools alone are gone, leaving an estimated 10,000 children without a place to learn. Whole communities are now cut off, with aid unable to reach them by road. Families who survived the floods are facing a second crisis: disease risk from disrupted water and sanitation, and the threat of further flooding as the region remains unstable.
In the middle of this, our partners at Alongsiders already have local people on the ground. Alongsiders works through teams embedded in their own communities across Nepal: the same people who were mentoring and discipling children and youth before the floods hit are now responding and reaching out to those who are displaced.
We are inviting you to stand with them.
Please pray: for those still searching for missing loved ones, for the safety of relief workers reaching cut-off communities, and for Alongsiders' teams as they care for those who have lost their homes, and in some cases, family members.
If you're able to give as well, your gift would help local teams provide emergency food, clean water, shelter and care for children and families who have lost everything, and to keep walking alongside them through the long recovery that follows once the news moves on.
But above all, please pray.
>>You can give through GC3 on our Give Page - Project ID: Nepal Flood Relief (979)
