Paris 26/04/2015 - An ACTED emergency team deployed in Nepal this Sunday
A massive earthquake struck Nepal Saturday 25 April 2015, with thousands of victims and over 2,000 deaths. ACTED emergency REACT teams are currently being deployed in the country to assess priority needs and answer the expectations of the victims in Kathmandu, while contributing to the coordination of information among local and international actors engaged in support of the Nepalese.
Our teams, which have been working for several years on disaster risk reduction interventions in the region, as well as at the building up of local capacities in terms of disaster management, are currently being mobilized from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, with the support of experts deployed from Geneva and Nairobi.