Report, Questions from a Friend in Nepal

Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 11:27 AM

Subject: Alive for now

Hello….  I am alive and with family after hours of frantic search. I don’t know where to begin talking abt everything that has happened and is still happening. We are in open land haven’t checked home. We haven’t gotten any govt help. Foreign aid is restricted to where media can cover so the politicians can earn more money from showing the devastation. Cash aid is going straight to politicians and top aid agencies cats pockets. Heard it was same in Haiti with Red Cross officials pocketing the money. People are the worst.

… I want to look forward. My family is alive though we’ve lost so much so I want to make the best of it. People here need counseling support, I am afraid of a mass hysteria/ depression situation. People are already very anxious, depressed and the men just drink while the women cry. Is there any organization that specializes in helping with psychological damage after calamity? If yes, how do I get them to come here? I know ER docs are coming from everywhere.

Once here I can lead the coordination efforts to set up camps and go to needed areas. I have limited internet and phone charge so will check email as much as I can. We have a pair of warm clothes on us and dry foods but water is getting scarce and scarce. Hope things change soon, out government is useless so we have to pick up ourselves.

Note: Several updates included among the comments!