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Sat, 2015-05-02 09:39 — Kathy Gilbeaux
Olivier Brandner, left, loads supplies into MSF's mobile storage unit at the airport's Humanitarian Forwarding Area.
Olivier Brandner, left, loads supplies into MSF's mobile storage unit at the airport's Humanitarian Forwarding Area.Photo: Obi Anyadike/IRIN
irinnews.org - by Obinna Anyadike
May 1, 2015
May 1, 2015
Regarding the logistics hub at Kathmandu's airport, the procedure for requesting storage space is online and simple, and even easier if you are an agency or NGO registered with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, a discreet vetting.
Input the details of your cargo, tonnage, and whether transport is required (WFP can provide inland delivery) - and then submit the form. Once WFP confirms it can accept the consignment, it takes over.
There is no concern of supplies stacking up in the forwarding area, uncollected. “This is an emergency, people want to get it out as soon as possible,” Beaumont said.
Inside the logistics hub at Kathmandu's airport
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Nepal shuts airport to big jets; more bodies found
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Runway damage forced Nepali authorities to close the main airport Sunday to large aircraft delivering aid to millions of people after last month’s earthquake, but U.N. officials said the overall logistics situation was improving.
The death toll climbed to 7,276, including six foreigners and 45 Nepalis found over the weekend on a popular trekking route, said government administrator Gautam Rimal. Nepal’s Tourist Police reported that the April 25 quake has killed 57 foreigners and that 109 are still missing, including 12 Russians and nine Americans.
The main runway was temporarily closed to big planes because of damage. It was built to handle only medium-size jetliners, not the large military and cargo planes that have been delivering aid supplies and rescue and humanitarian workers, said Birendra Shrestha, the manager of Tribhuvan International Airport, on the outskirts of Kathmandu.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/nepal-shuts-airport-to-big-jets-more-bodies-found/2015/05/03/cb52d1bc-f1c6-11e4-b2f3-af5479e6bbdd_story.html
Significant Bottlenecks with Logistics and Distribution in KTMD
There are reports of significant bottlenecks with logistics and distribution at Kathmandu's airport that contradict this lead article. We will try to get an up-to-date report by day end. It appears that supplies will have to be flown into India in the short-term and then trucked from Delhi or a Northern india airport to Kathmandu, for further distribution to the affected districts.
Anyone want to offer more better, more up-to-date information?
Mike
Michael D. McDonald, Dr.P.H.
Coordinator
Global Health Response and Resilience Alliance
Chairman
Oviar Global Resilience Systems, Inc.
Executive Director
Health Initiatives Foundation, Inc.