Nepal flood aid and a castle on rollers
About this episode
The episode discusses the rescue efforts following flash floods in Nepal, a castle being moved in Japan, and various other news topics.
Flash floods hit communities along the border between Nepal and Tibet on 26 August after a glacier collapsed high in the mountains, and Bex, Eve and Joe talk through the rescue effort and the aid arriving from around the world, including a £5 million package from the UK and 68 tonnes of supplies from India. There’s also the 360-tonne castle tower in Hirosaki, Japan, hauled back to its original position by 1,800 volunteers pulling on ropes and rollers, a giant hairball loose in New York for Real or Rubbish, Barnsley Youth Choir as heroes of the week after being crowned double world champions in Sweden, and a big debate on whether humans will ever find alien life. Plus the Bayeux Tapestry going on display in London, Catherine Rundell’s The Neverfear as Book of the Week, and your chance to win a copy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Hosts: Bex, Eve, Joe
Topics covered
- Nepal flood aid
- rescue efforts
- global aid
- castle on rollers
- alien life debate
- Bayeux Tapestry
- Barnsley Youth Choir
Keywords
- Nepal
- flood aid
- rescue effort
- castle on rollers
- Barnsley Youth Choir
- alien life
- Bayeux Tapestry
- The Neverfear
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: UK, India, Barnsley Youth Choir
Books & works: Bayeux Tapestry, The Neverfear
Places: Nepal, Tibet, Hirosaki, Japan
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