It was very kind weather, the number of helicopters we had at our disposal also helped and ... people didn't come down from the mountains and overburden the towns. |
Road accessibility will remain a major challenge, and it is expected that there will be a continued need for a minimum of five or six helicopters until at least September. |
There has been no second wave of deaths, no massive population movement down the mountains, no severe malnutrition, and no outbreak of epidemics. |
There will be continued risk of landslides as the snow starts to melt in the spring and even more so later in the year when the monsoon season sets in. |
We have to use this opportunity to support and to encourage the support of people (to get) back to their places of origin so we can help rebuild their lives. |