In mid-July, a heavy rainfall hit Betali area of Gokulganga Rural Municipality, Ramechhap district which is one of FIDR project sites. Due to heavy rainfall, not only houses but a large area of cropland with newly planted rice seedlings, millet, corn and vegetable were also swept away by landslide and flood. Receiving the support request of the ward office and rural municipality, FIDR decided to provide emergency supply to 67 households who were most affected in the community. Among that, 19 households, whose houses were damaged by landslide, were provided with Zinc sheet and plastic sheet to build temporary shelters. Within a short period, they completed building temporary houses using the provided materials.

One of the residents shared his experience after the disaster.
"The landslide caused by the heavy rain washed away not only my house but also my crops. I lost my livelihood and I could not help crying. FIDR provided us with food and materials for building a shelter. I completed building my shelter in 5 days after receiving the materials. Thanks to that, now I have a safe place to live until I can build a new house."

Though Nepal has been experiencing heavy rain during September, it didn’t directly affect the people in this area. So people stayed safely in the shelter and returned to their normal lives. They are planning to build new houses using the materials supported by FIDR in October when the rainy season ends.

Temporary shelter was built using Zinc sheet and plastic sheet which is provided by FIDR.