Vatican City, 28 April 2015 (VIS) –
Following the earthquake that struck the territory of Nepal with
extraordinary vehemence last weekend, the Pontifical Council “Cor
Unum” has undertaken to send a first contribution of 100 thousand
dollars for aid to the population on behalf of the Holy Father.
This sum, which will be sent to the
local Church, will be used to support aid operations for the
displaced and other affected persons, and is intended as a first and
immediate concrete expression of Pope Francis' “spiritual closeness
and paternal encouragement” towards those afflicted, as he assured
during the Regina Coeli of Sunday 26 April. Episcopal conferences and
Catholic charitable entities are already extensively involved in
humanitarian works.
According to the data currently
available but not yet definitive, there have been more than 4,300
victims so far and approximately 7 million affected in 34 districts
of Nepal, a million homeless, and around 2 million children in need
of assistance. Numerous villages are isolated and aid has not yet
reached them. The government has estimated that roughly 400 thousand
buildings have been destroyed.
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