According to a press statement issued by UK Embassy in Kathmandu, the DFID will deliver nearly 20,000 more shelter kits to Nepal in the coming weeks, enough to house over 100,000 people.
"The Government of Nepal estimates that 500,000 homes were destroyed in the 7.8 magnitude earthquake, leaving millions without shelter as the monsoon season approaches," said the statement.
The statement said flights carrying around 9,500 shelter kits, each with two tarpaulins, will be flown in from the DFID warehouse in Dubai and another 10,000 kits will be delivered by a truck from India.
"Our pre-positioned shelter kits meant that within 24 hours of the earthquake British aid was reaching communities who had been hit hard and providing temporary homes to thousands of people across Nepal. Ahead of the monsoon season, we are delivering thousands more to help the Nepalese people cope as they recover from this tragic disaster," the statement quoted the Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening as saying.
Britain said it has already provided much-needed emergency shelters to more than 65,000 displaced people across Nepal and more shelter kits will be delivered in the coming days.
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