Sikh Volunteers Continue Aid Work in Nepal After 2nd Earthquake

KATHMANDU, Nepal—The Sikh Relief team from UK has announced to continue aid work in Nepal after the second earthquake.  Their volunteers were doing relief work when another major earthquake measuring 7.4 on the richter scale hit Nepal today at 12.35 pm local time.

Sikh Relief reported that there are no reports of widescale damage or casualties, however people have poured out onto the streets in fear.

“Our teams who are working on the ground in Nepal, have all reported back safe and sound. One of our teams was out providing aid to a particularly remote area, say they are treating the locals for minor injuries and trauma, but there has been no further structural damage,” reported Sikh Relief team.

One of the volunteers, Taranpreet Singh stated, “Myself and 4 others, were inspecting the damage on the 2nd floor balcony of a house which had been hit by the 25 April earthquake, when today’s quake struck. Infront of our very eyes, we saw a house fall down on the opposite side.”

“Thanks to God, we were all safe. People are very scared, they are screaming, crying and running out to open space. We too jumped down from the balcony to a smaller house and made our way to safety in the open space. As I am telling you this, we have felt at least 6 further shocks to the earth,” he added.

Just before the second earthquake, the Sikh Relief team had shared the following update –

Our relief team arrived in the village of Mahendra Jyoti, in Nepal. Most of the people here lost their homes in the earthquake and we found them living with absolutely no shelter to protect them from the changeable weather.

Our first step was to erect tents for the affected people and then we set up a medical camp inside the village to deal with injuries and illness. Dry food rations were also distributed, enough to last a considerable time.

Our team stayed overnight in the local Mandir, which had also suffered some damaged in the earthquake. Befor resting for the night our volunteers cleared the mandir of debris and swept it clean.

Our team reported that the love from the locals and smiles on the children’s faces – takes their tiredness away! May God bless our volunteers.

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