【慈幼通訊社
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2015
年
11
月
26
日尼泊爾加德滿都訊】
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經過數星期的平靜後，有關這個在本年春季遭受兩次強烈地震蹂躪的喜瑪拉雅山區國家的狀況，我們收到了最新的消息。不幸地，收到的再次是壞消息。新德里「鮑思高網絡」負責人佐治神父(George
Menamparampil)表示：「我們要為尼泊爾人民祈禱，他們如今再次受苦，但不是因天災，而是由人禍造成。」
他寫道：「我剛進行了自地震發生後，第三次尼泊爾探旅程。由於燃油嚴重不足，我們只能前往較鄰近的村落。然而這次旅程已經足夠。」
當地人民非常感謝慈幼家庭臨：「村長告訴我們，這是因為『鮑思高對他們來說就是天主』。我知道他並不是指鮑思高本人就是天主，而是因為鮑思高慈幼會士在地震後所作的事，就像天主所作的一樣，向他們伸開雙手，賜給他們所需，全心愛護他們。（……）我看到他們樂觀的態度，以及他們為改善村莊狀況而建造的新房屋，也感到十分高興。」
然而，當地社會政治狀況持續不穩。自世俗化的民主新憲法頒行，以及法案公布以來，紛爭不休的局面已持續了三個月。
尼泊爾南部與印度接壤的邊境，在某程度上已遭封鎖。這是尼泊爾人民面對的真正問題，因為在北部境邊通往中國的的道路，在冬季非常之難以通行，且路途漫長。
佐治神父表示：「尼泊爾是細小而貧窮的國家，位居世界第十九最貧困之位。國內沒有石油、天然氣等資源，也無法出產其他生活所需物品，包括建築材料。國內經濟癱瘓。政府官員經常不在辦公室。我們公司的更新註冊及賬目文件……全鎖於政府辦公室。當地燃油由政府配給，若望神父(Jijo John)預計，所餘燃油將於下次配給前數天用盡。」
A country that continues to suffer
(ANS - Nepal –Kathmandu, 26 November 2015) – After several weeks of silence, we have received an update on the situation in the Himalayan country which was struck last spring by two violent earthquakes. Sadly, the news is not good. "We pray for the people of Nepal, because they are suffering again, and this time not because of a natural disaster, but because of human actions," says George Menamparampil, head of "Bosconet" of New Delhi.
"I have just made my third trip to Nepal since the quake. We were able to go only to the nearest village, on account of the severe shortage of fuel. But that visit was enough" he writes.
The gratitude of the people towards the Salesian Family is huge: "The village chief told us 'for us Don Bosco is God'. I know he did not mean that for him the person of Don Bosco was God, but that what the Salesians of Don Bosco have done for them after the earthquake represented God himself coming towards them with open arms, with hands full of the things they needed and with a heart full of love. (...) I was also happy to see their optimism and the new houses they have built as they work for the betterment of their village."
However, the socio-political situation remains uneasy. The unrest following the approval of the new secular, democratic Constitution is still going on more than three months after the promulgation of the legislative text.
At the southern border with India, a kind of block has developed. This is a real problem for the people of Nepal, because the roads linking the country to China, on the northern border, are extremely difficult to pass in the winter, as well as being very long.
"Nepal is a small poor country, the 19th poorest in the world” says Fr Menamparampil. “It does not produce oil, or natural gas, and does not meet its requirements for many essential goods, including building materials. The economy is paralyzed. Government officials are not in their offices. The documents for the renewal of the registration of our Company and the documentation regarding the accounts ... are locked in a government office." Fuel is rationed and the supply that Fr Jijo John had the foresight to lay in a few days before rationing started is almost gone.