Incident Reports

Earthquake: Locals force distribution of relief material in Gorkha

2015-04-28

Gandaki, Gorkha, Gorkha, Ward 10

 (Update)-The death toll on Saturday's massive earthquake has reached more than 400 on Tuesday morning in the Gorkha district only. According to the District Police Office, police recovered a total of 375 bodies so far and many more have gone missing to this date. The rescue efforts are yet to begin in various remote VDCs including Laprak, Gumda, Uhiya VDCs located in northern parts of the district.

-(Updated)Relief materials intended for distribution in Khoplang VDC were stopped by locals in Gorkha district headquarters who forced the relief teams to distribute the materials in Gorkha.


Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Program Interference/Obstruction
Primary Cause Issues related to the delivery of government aid programs (e.g. earthquake rehab/recon)
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Government and civil servants at central level
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media

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