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The Nepalese community in Ireland is anxiously awaiting news of relatives and friends caught up in the deadly floods that struck the Nepal-China border region earlier this week.
deadly floods that struck the Nepal - China border region earlier this week. More than 3,000 Nepal ese people live in Ireland, and some are anxiously awaiting news of relatives and friends caught up in the disaster.
"A member of ours has a restaurant in Dublin here and his employee there, we know that his father has lost his life in this flash flood but apart from that, about his family members, we don't know yet," the Dublin-based Baral said. "So we're just trying to establish some connection there. " Many of those affected remain difficult to contact, with floodwaters and damage to infrastructure and communication networks leaving some areas isolated.
Baral, who has lived in Ireland for 13 years, said the community moved quickly once news of the catastrophe emerged.
"So the day the flash flood happened, we talked with the members and we decided to establish a fundraiser, donations through online," he said, with the appeal run through Facebook. "And we are trying that through Facebook, posting to anybody if they can help any amount, you know, that might help anybody's life or save lives.
""€2,000 is not too much, but still it is something to help," Baral added, describing a strong sense of helplessness among those unable to be with loved ones at such a difficult time. Ireland hit with alert for torrential downpours and possible lightningLasting for 24 hours this weekend, it means more bad news for Electric Picnic campers. Met Éireann has issued a weather advisory for Ireland this weekend, over ‘torrential downpours’ and possible thunderstorms and lightning.
The alert is set to take effect from 3am on Sunday to the same time on Monday. It warns New hub launched to help people in Ireland spot scam ads and texts What the Scam Ads Info Hub does The Advertising Standards Authority has launched a new online resource highlighting scam ads and texts, which it says are becoming increasingly sophisticated and more costly for people in Ireland.
The ASA’s ‘Scam Ads Info Hub’ is aimed at raising public awareness, helping people to spot the ads and What caused the Killarney flooding Most of Killarney was left under water last night, with the Killarney flooding described by the town’s mayor as the worst in a lifetime after almost six centimetres of rain fell in a matter of hours, as reported by RTÉ News. A yellow rain warning in place for several counties
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