Government to discuss help for Nepal on Monday

The Czech government will hold an extraordinary meeting on Monday to discuss the forms of relief the Czech Republic could provide to earthaquake stricken Nepal, as well as the situation of Czech tourists in the area, prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka annonced on Sunday. Meanwhile, Czech aid organisations, including Czech Red Cross, Caritas Czech Republic, Adra and People in Need have started public collections. Adra and Caritas have also released altogther 600,000 crowsn from their emergency accounts. The organisation People in Need is also sending three humanitarian workers to the affected area who will assist in coordinating the removal of the rubble.