First update from Leh: 5,000+ people provided with relief kits. Help still needed...

While news of the situation in Leh does not feature in the headlines anymore, the situation is still grave as Save the Children, an NGO which has stationed a team in Leh, reports.

"Heavy rain on the night of August 13 caused widespread panic throughout Leh with villagers rushing to the mountain. There is a high level of trauma within the community, worry about the winter and further cloudbursts. As the weather worsens, fear and trauma increase."

Through its efforts, Save the Children has distributed over 1,000 hygiene cum utility cum shelter kits in all the affected areas of Leh town and its six surrounding villages; reaching out to a total of 1,054 families (5,270 people including 3,162 children). However, with winter less than 8 weeks away, a lot remains to be done.

This includes reaching out to the many villages where help has not yet arrived. More villages have not been assessed than have been. The government has not yet produced a plan on building shelter. This is an urgent requirement. And it is important that schools are reopened as soon as possible so that normality can return to children’s lives.

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