Rescue teams RACE to survivors after deadly Nepal floods

>> THERE WERE 50, MAYBE 60. AMERICANS OVER THERE. WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE FULL LIST. YET, BUT HOPEFULLY THEY'RE. OKAY, BUT THAT LOOKS LIKE. SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE WILL NOT. BE -- SOMEBODY WILL BE LOST, UNFORTUNATELY. RICH: RESCUE EFFORTS ARE STILL. UNDERWAY AFTER THIS WEEK'S. DEADLY FLASH FLOODING IN NEPAL. HUNDREDS HAVE BEEN KILLED AND. MORE THAN A THOUSAND PEOPLE. STILL MISSING AFTER A GLACIER.

COLLAPSE BLOCKED A RIVER. SENDING MUD AND DEBRIS. DOWNSTREAM. MATT BADEN, THE INTERNATIONAL. RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT. SOCIETY OPERATION MANAGER FOR. THE NEPAL CRISIS AND JOINS ME. LIVE FROM NEPAL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANT TO START BY ASKING, WHAT'S THE SITUATION LIKE. THERE? HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO EVEN GET. TO THE AFFECTED AREAS? >> THANKS FOR HAVING ME. YEAH, THIS HAS BEEN CERTAINLY A. REAL CHALLENGE OVER THE LAST. COUPLE OF DAYS. ONLY TODAY WERE WE ABLE TO SEND.

OR THE NEPAL RED CROSS SOCIETY. GET TO THE MORE IMPACTED AREAS. AND AGAIN, ONLY BY FOUR BY. FOUR, SO WE'RE REALLY TALKING. ABOUT SENDING TRUCKS, YOU KNOW, THREE, FOUR-TON TRUCKS OF. SUPPLIES AT A TIME. WE WERE ABLE TO DO ABOUT THREE. LOADS TODAY, BUT THE NEEDS ARE. FAR SURPASSING WHAT WE'RE ABLE. TO GET INTO SOME OF THESE AREAS. AT THE MOMENT. RICH: WHAT DOES NEPAL NEED FROM. THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY? I'M SURE THE LIST IS INCREDIBLY. LONG. >> WELL, RIGHT NOW, I KNOW THAT. THE GOVERNMENT IS HEAVILY. ENGAGED IN THE SEARCH AND.

RESCUE OPERATION STILL WITHIN. THESESE VALLEYS. I MEAN, CERTAINLY YOU'VE. PROBABLY HEARD REPORTS OF THAT. THAT THERE'S STILL A HIGH RISK. OF FLOODING AND WE ARE STILL IN. THE MONSOON SEASON SO THE RISK. OF RAIN IN THE FORECAST IS. STILL HIGH. RIGHT NOW, WE KNOW THAT THERE. ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE EVEVACUATED. INTO HIGHER GROUND AND IT'S. DIFFICULT TO SOMETIMES LOCATE. THESE FOLKS AND MAKING SURE. THAT THEY HAVE THINGS LIKE THE. NECESSARY THINGS FOR SAFE. SHELTER, FOOD AND WATER AND. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I KNOW.

THAT THE NEPAL RED CROSS. SOCIETY AND THE SUPPORT OF THE. RFIC HAS BEEN WORKING ACTIVELY. TO TRY AND ADDRESS OVER THE. LAST 72 TO 96 HOURS. RICH: IT APPEARS AS THOUGH, LOOKING AT THIS VIDEO, THAT SO. MUCH INFRASTRUCTURE, HOMES, BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. IN THAT AREA. HOW MUCH OF A CONCERN IS. SHELTER FOR PEOPLE AND DO YOU. EVEN YET HAVE A SENSE OF THE. MAGNITUDE OF WHAT YOU NEED IN. THAT AREA? >> YEAH, KNOWING THE EXACT. SCALE HAS BEEN REALLY, REALLY.

HARD TO FIND OUT AND AGAIN, LIKE ONLY NOW ARE THE. AUTHORITIES ABLE TO GET INTO. SOME OF THE AREAS THAT HAVE. BEEN THE MOST IMPACTED. WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE GOING TO. BE MANY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT HOMELESS. AND THAT YOU KNOW, WHILE WE'RE, YOU KNOW, APPROACHING THE. BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER, WINTER. IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER AND. IT WILL START GETTING COLD HERE. ONLY IN A MATTER OF WEEKS. SO, URGENT SHELTER NEEDS--. OR SORRY, SHELTER NEEDS WILL. BECOME AN URGENCY OVER THE NEXT.

FEW DAYS. RICH: IF YOU LOOK AT THIS. VIDEO, I THINK IT'S DIFFICULT. TO CONVEY HOW WIDESPREAD THE. AFFECTED AREA IS. CAN YOU QUANTIFY FOR US HOW. MUCH OF NEPAL L OR HOW MUCH OF. THIS AREA HAS BEEN AFFECTED? >> THE MAJOR DAMAGE IS LIMITED. TO THE RIVER VALLEY THAT'S BEEN. AFFECTED OR THE RIVER VALLEYS. THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED, BUT. THAT GOES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. STARTING WITH THE BORDER WITH. CHINA AND THE BORDER WITH INDIA.

AND FURTHER IMPACTS IN INDIA. YOU CAN SEE IT RIGHT ACROSS THE. COUNTRY WHERE MOST OF THE. BRIDGES HAVEN ABOUT WASHED OUT. THE COUNTRY IS DIVIDED NOW INTO. ESSENTIALLY TWO PARTS, IT'S. CHALLENGING TO MOVE GOODS. AROUND NEPAL IN GOOD TIMES AND. NOW WE'RE KIND OF SEEING. THERE'S A REAL CHALLENGE TO GET. BOTH PEOPLE AND LIVELIHOODS AND. GOODS FROM ONE SIDE TO THE. OTHER. RICH: HOW RESPONSIVE HAS THE. INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY BEEN, HAVE OTHER GOVERNMENTS BEEN?

I KNOW THE UNITED STATES HAS. BEEN TALKING ABOUT WHAT IT'S. SENDNDING AND BORDERING. COUNTRIES, CHINA, INDIA, HAS. THERE BEEN A ROBUST. INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TRYING. TO FIND PEOPLE AND TRYING TO. HELP PEOPLE? >> CERTAINLY. I MEAN, THE RFIC LAUNCHED AN. APPEAL YESTERDAY AND WE HAVE. RECEIVED A NUMBER OF PLEDGES. FOR SUPPORT. I KNOW THAT THE INTERNRNATIONAL. COMMUNITY HAS BEEN QUITE FORTH. COMING AND WORKING WITH THE. NEPALI AUTHORITIES TO PROVIDE. AUTHORITY WHEREVER THEY CAN. BUT THE -- IT'S GOING TO TAKE.

MANY, MANY MONTHS TO ADDRESS. ALL OF THE NEEDS WITHIN THE. COUNTRY, IF NOT YEARS. AND SO, RIGHT NOW, I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE VERY. EARLIEST PHASE OF THE DISASTER, BUT THE SUPPORT WILL BE NEEDED. MUCH LONGER. RICH: SO MANY OF THE QUESTIONS. ARE SURROUNDING THE THOUSANDS. OF PEOPLE WHO ARE MISSING HERE. CAN THEY AT LEAST TAKE SOLACE. IN THE FACT OR FAMILY MEMBERS. TAKE SOLACE IN THE FACT THAT. COMMUNICATION ISN'T EXACTLY UP. AND RUNNING AND IT'S SUCH A. REMOTE AREA?

>> YEAH, I MEAN, THIS AGAIN HAS. BEEN A MAJOR CHALLENGE WHERE, AGAIN, YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE. FOOTAGE OF THE DEVASTATION. WE KNOW THAT THE CELL TOWERS. HAVE BEEN KNOCKED OUT, COMMUNUNICATION HAS BEEN QUITE. LIMITED WITH THE POWER BEING. OUT AS WELL. ONE OF THE BIG PROGRAMS WITHIN. THE NEPAL RED CROSS IS. SOMETHING CALLED RESTORING. FAMILY LINKS, WHICH IS A. PROGRAM THAT'S RUN THROUGH. MANY--. OR SORRY, THROUGH THE. INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT OF THE. RED CROSS AND THIS IS ONE OF. THE WAYS THAT PEOPLE CAN FIND. MISSING LOVED ONES UNDER THESE.

TYPES OF CIRCUMSTANCES AND SO, THIS PROGRAM WILL BE SCALING. WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITHIN. THE NATIONAL SOCIETY HERE. RICH: AND SO, MATT, FINALLY, HOW CAN OUR VIEWERS HELP? HOW CAN PEOPLE HELP? >> WELL, SURE. I MEAN, THE RED CROSS--. THE NEPAL RED CROSS SOCIETY HAS. BEEN RESPONDING FROM DAY ONE. THEY HAVE 90,000 VOLUNTEERS. ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF. THE RED CROSS IS ONE OF THE. ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORTS THE. NATIONAL SOCIETY WITHIN THE. COUNTRY, SO, YESTERDAY THE IFRC. LAUNCHED AN APPEAL FOR 25.

MILLION CHF AND IF PEOPLE ARE. INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING, THEY. CAN DONATE THROUGH THAT APPEAL. RICH: ALL RIGHT, MATT BADEN, THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF. THE RED CROSS OPERATIONS. MANAGER IN NEPAL. THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME.