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At least five people are missing and 95 have been rescued, according to the authorities<\/strong>. Hundreds are affected.\u00a0<\/p>\n It is believed the disaster was caused by a landslide that blocked the Budhi Gandaki River.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cOur hearts are with every family affected by the Budhi Gandaki floods,\u201d the UN Country Team said on social media.\u00a0 \u201cWe stand with Nepal.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The UN is supporting the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) in getting food to those who lost their homes.\u00a0<\/p>\n The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Sunday that three trucks carrying ready-to-eat food and relief supplies were on the way <\/strong>to help meet the immediate needs of affected communities.<\/p>\n The \u201cdevastating\u201d floods have damaged key roads, crops and livestock, threatening local food security, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a post on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n The UN Country Team said FAO drones and satellite imagery by the UN humanitarian affairs office OCHA are being used to \u201cmap damage in places roads can\u2019t reach<\/strong>.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The raging flood waters disrupted essential services that children and families rely on, including water supply, education and healthcare.\u00a0Displaced families now require safe shelter, clean drinking water, child protection and psychosocial support\u00a0<\/p>\n UN children\u2019s agency UNICEF is supporting rapid assessments to identify impacts and to determine priorities for the immediate response.<\/p>\n UNICEF also has stocks of emergency supplies pre-positioned and ready for deployment, including hygiene kits, water treatment supplies, dignity kits, winter clothing, education materials and psychosocial support services.\u00a0<\/p>\n Communities in Nepal are still reeling from the impact of flooding in late August that was triggered by a glacier collapse in the Himalayas. At least 1,400 people were killed and more than 5,000 are still missing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\u2018We stand with Nepal\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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