KATHMANDU, Nepal -- Life has become extremely difficult for many survivors of Nepal's earthquake. After losing everything, the displaced victims now face a new danger: dirty water.
Living in makeshift camps with little access to hygiene, sanitation, and clean water, the threat of sickness in the quake-ravaged country is very real.
For instance, 26-year-old Endu said she and her two children were sick from a stomach illness. Others all over the camp reported the same experience.
But weaving through the destruction are two members of an Operation Blessing team with an innovative solution to the water problem.
The Operation Blessing safe water teams use motorcycles to access communities and to distribute liquid chlorine, a disinfectant solution to purify water and to make it completely safe for drinking.
This highly effective liquid chlorine was manufactured by the operation blessing team right in Nepal.
In the capital city of Kathmandu, the aid group has installed two machines capable of producing 220 gallons of liquid chlorine every single day. When added to water, it completely disinfects it and makes it 100 percent safe to drink.
The Operation Blessing teams use the chlorine in a variety of ways. Some is added directly to water containers at access points, some is mixed into large water tanks, and some solution is given directly to families, along with training and instructions on proper use.
Thanks to the chlorine technology and safe water teams, the water is safe to drink, and thousands of Nepalese will be protected from sickness as they slowly recovery from the disaster.
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