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Speaker 1: Welcome, this is the Upside with Jordan, a dose of good news, because it's a big world out there. The deadly flooding in Nepal. At the end of August, five districts of the country were struck. Well over a thousand people died. close to 5,000 still missing. But there is an upside. On-the-ground fundraisers where local citizens of Nepal have reached out to help their countrymen, but organizations around the world, including UNICEF USA, All Hands and Hearts, AmeriCare, Direct Relief, Mercy Corps, Save the Children, One Heart Worldwide, and Wine to Water, among others, have gone full boat to bring now hundreds of metric tons of critical humanitarian supplies, food and medicines, to that flood-ravaged country. Thousands of kids have had their lives turned upside down The humanitarian response to this crisis has been impressive, with the United States government adding millions in relief to what has already been delivered. Tragedy followed by empathy and kindness. The work continues. And that's The Upside with Jordan WBZ, Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1: Welcome, this is the Upside with Jordan, a dose of good news, because it's a big world out there. The deadly flooding in Nepal. At the end of August, five districts of the country were struck. Well over a thousand people died. close to 5,000 still missing. But there is an upside. On-the-ground fundraisers where local citizens of Nepal have reached out to help their countrymen, but organizations around the world, including UNICEF USA, All Hands and Hearts, AmeriCare, Direct Relief, Mercy Corps, Save the Children, One Heart Worldwide, and Wine to Water, among others, have gone full boat to bring now hundreds of metric tons of critical humanitarian supplies, food and medicines, to that flood-ravaged country. Thousands of kids have had their lives turned upside down The humanitarian response to this crisis has been impressive, with the United States government adding millions in relief to what has already been delivered. Tragedy followed by empathy and kindness. The work continues. And that's The Upside with Jordan WBZ, Boston's news radio.
