Experts believe an ice-rock avalanche from a glacier blocked the Lhende Khola River, a tributary of the Bhotekoshi, then released a sudden surge downstream—washing away villages and destroying infrastructure. This is the second time the river has flooded in fourteen months.
On the Ground in Nepal: WCK Opens Community Kitchens
On August 26, a glacier collapsed on the Nepal-China border, sending a catastrophic debris flow more than 60 miles downstream along the Trishuli River, wiping out bridges, roads, and settlements across a vast stretch of northern Nepal. Communities were cut off entirely—reachable only by helicopter or on foot. WCK mobilized immediately and teams are now cooking from a community kitchen in the hardest hit area.
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Road Access & Aid
Over the weekend, a truckload of WCK kitchen supplies arrived at a school in Rasuwa, Nepal—and getting it there took five hours to travel just 7 miles. That’s what access looks like in the hardest-hit areas after this week’s devastating floods. WCK is setting up a kitchen at the school to prepare meals as close as possible to the families who need them most. And we won’t stop; as soon as the truck returned to Kathmandu, it was loaded with equipment for another kitchen.
Sitting With Mekh
Mekh was at home in Bidur, Nepal, when she heard shouting outside. Suddenly, her son rushed in and told her they needed to evacuate—flooding and mudslides were sweeping through the village. As they escaped, Mekh’s feet became stuck in the mud. She tried to move, but couldn’t. Her son and their neighbors worked to dig her feet out of the mud, carrying her the rest of the way towards a local school as the water rose.
WCK’s #ChefsForNepal teams met with Mekh, who has lost her home of 40 years, her farm, and her important identifying documents to the floods. We served her a meal while she shared her story. When crisis strikes, our teams are committed to comforting impacted community members with a hot meal and a listening ear.
Reaching Gre
WCK’s trekking team set out on foot into the hardest-hit areas of northern Nepal. After six days of hiking and meeting locals, they had mapped out four separate communities—just over 2,900 people—who were not receiving outside support since the devastating floods. Gre was one of them.
Since then, we were able to fly in, bringing medical supplies, food, rice, oil, salt, soap, and school supplies for the children.
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