Many in remote areas of Nepal say they're still not getting earthquake aid quickly enough. Remember we told you last week about the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that caused massive damage to the small country. There's been a lot of criticism of the government there, which says it's doing the best it can.
Sumnima Udas has more.
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FOR THE FIRST 72 HOURS, THE FOCUS WAS ON SEARCH AND RESCUE, SENDING RANGERS TO THE WORST AFFECTED PARTS OF NEPAL - BRINGING BACK THE INJURED.
A WEEK ON, AS NEPAL MOVES TO THE RELIEF AND REHABILITATION PHASE, CRITICISM IS RIFE.
(Sumnima Udas/ Kathmandu, Nepal) The Nepali government is receiving a lot of flak right now there is accusations of stockpiling, of bureaucratic bottle necks but on the ground here we're seeing goods moving quickly, in fact most of these temporary warehouses are empty.
THIS IS THE STAGING AREA SET UP BY THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD PROGRAM WEEKS BEFORE THE EARTHQUAKE HIT.
(Alex Marianelli, WFP Senior Logistics Coordinator) The problem is getting enough aid to meet the scale of this disaster into Kathmandu, that's very challenging, the airport is small and the roads are difficult. That's problem number one. The second problem is of course reaching the affected population most of which are in very, very remote mountain communities.
(Sumnima Udas/ Kathmandu, Nepal) Is there an issue of customs, or stockpiling, is there inefficiency in terms of the government here?
Alex Marianelli, WFP Logisitcs Manager) No, not that we've seen, we have customs facility extremely well, the aircrafts that arrived last night their cargo is here and is ready to go. So we haven't had the bureaucratic challenges that one may think we could have.
THE NEPALI ARMY SAYS SIXTY PERCENT OF THE RELIEF MATERIAL HAS BEEN DELIVERED. ON AVERAGE HELICOPTERS ARE DOING 100 SORTIES A DAY AND TRUCKS THE SAME.
(Sumnima Udas/ Kathmandu, Nepal) This is where all the relief material is being airlifted from to areas inaccessible by road so you've got dried fruits from India, blankets from China, rice from Myanmar, all of this, waiting for the helicopters to arrive so they can be dispatched.
THE HELICOPTERS TAKE SOME TIME TO ARRIVE, THERE'S ONLY TWENTY OF THEM.
DESPERATION AND FRUSTRATION IS INCREASING THOUGH, BECAUSE MANY OF THOSE WHO NEED AID MOST HAVE YET TO RECEIVE IT.
(Sagar Mani Parajuli/ Joint Secretary, Nepali Home Ministry) It's true many villages have not received relief because almost all villages are destroyed and our villages are spread out in many small hamlets.
(Sumnima Udas/ Kathmandu, Nepal) People hear about all this relief coming in to Nepal and it's not getting to them in the villages so they're getting frustrated, they're getting desperate, so where is the hold up?
(Sagar Mani Parajuli/ Joint Secretary, Nepali Home Ministry) It's not that there is a hold up, we just haven't received enough supplies. We need tarpaulins. In the early days, we also had a problem moving goods because of the weather. There was a crisis, but now it's running smoothly.
THE U-N SAYS THERE'S STILL A BACKLOG. MANY RELIEF PLANES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD WAITING TO LAND BUT KATHMANDU AIRPORT'S SINGLE RUNWAY IS SIMPLY NOT FIT TO ACCOMMODATE THE DEMAND. NEPAL SAYS IT'S DOING WHAT IT CAN TO ITS BEST ABILITY BECAUSE THE PEOPLE AFFECTED ARE THEIR OWN, BUT FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT, THE AID IS NOT MOVING FAST ENOUGH.
SUMNIMA UDAS, CNN, KATHMANDU, NEPAL.