Heavy monsoon rains in Nepal have caused extensive flooding and several landslides throughout the country in August. More than 225,000 people were affected and 35,000 were forced to leave their homes.In Sindhupalchok, families are struggling to get by after the massive landslide that struck the district on 2 August. Red Cross volunteers on the ground have managed to help 204 affected families with non-food relief items such as clothes, buckets, tarpaulins, blankets and cooking utensils.Roads and bridges have been damaged or destroyed and livestock and crops have been washed away. Over 4,600 houses have been damaged and more than 10,000 partially destroyed. Due to fallen electrical and telecommunication poles, the communication network and electricity supply are greatly restricted and drinking water supply system in the Surkhet valley was also disrupted.
