Project : Earthquake Relief, Jajarkot Rukum
Location : Districts Jajarkot and Rukum in Province Karnali
Project Partners : Chay Ya international, Friends for Nepal, Naturfreunde Niederösterreich, Hil Foundation
Project Features : Chay Ya provided urgent relief—food, blankets, and essentials—after the Nov 2023 earthquake in Karnali.
Construction Modality :
Support Period : 2023
Current Status : Completed

On the night of November 3 to 4, 2023, the earth shook in the province of Karnali (magnitude 6.4).

Over 150 people died in the districts of Jajarkot and Rukum. Over 8,000 houses were destroyed and thousands of families were left with nothing from one moment to the next. In addition, winter is approaching and the nights are already freezing cold.

Chay Ya Nepal has been organizing relief supplies since Saturday (Nov 4) to provide people in the affected villages with food and essentials (such as blankets, tarpaulins and cooking pots).
Chay Ya Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein started fundraising the day after the earthquake to ensure that the aid reaches the affected villages as quickly as possible.