Government rescue and relief doesnt reach Nuwakot till now

The Government's rescue and relief team is yet to reach Nuwakot- one among the worst affected districts by the earthquake- as the death toll there has crossed 800. Complaints of relief materials collected by the government and various organizations being centered only on the city and market areas have been increasing. Locals have informed that relief materials are yet to reach the rural regions of the district including Ghyangfedi, Sikharbesi, Samundratar, Ralukadevi, Sundaradevi, Betini, Rautbesi, Kaule, Bhalche, Deurali and Likhul among others. They have been lamenting that they are yet to receive even a tarpaulin in name of relief. It is learnt that locals are falling sick as no teams have reached the rural regions to provide relief. The death toll is speculated to reach 1,500 in Nuwakot with lax in timely rescue and treatment. Police Chief of Nuwakot, DSP Arun Poudel informed that 450 among the injured in the district are in critical conditions. 95 per cent- that is 52 thousand houses- in Nuwakot are completely destroyed due to the earthquake. Locals have no alternative to taking refuge under the open sky as they have not received tents with one week past the earthquake. A total of 16 government offices in Nuwakot have also been destroyed by the earthquake.