This morning we received the following email from Kunga Tashi, Program Director of Seva Tibet in Lhasa: Dear all, I am back home safely. We have distributed seventy tons of food, water, clothing and tents for those severely affected and others who’re forgotten. Thank you so much for raising funds for Yushu earthquake. We have used part of Seva’s donation to buy medicines and tsampa (our staple food). All the medicines including eye drops have been donated to Yushu Hospital. Sonam can send you the list later. We were the first relief convoy to arrive in Yushu with the tsampa, butter and tea and people really enjoyed having their traditional food in their plate again. Seva’s partners and friends in Yushu are extremely grateful for our quick action and thoughtful gift. Tons of pre-packed food is now flooding into Yushu. More locally driven relief convoys are on the way to bring tsampa , butter, meat etc. So we’ll make a period for our relief operation for now as we are tied up with our eye care work. The majority in Yushu is suffering from loss of the dear ones and their homestead. It will take time to recover from this nightmare. We will continue to pay our attention for people in Yushu until they’re fully recovered from this catastrophe. We are anticipating that there will be shortage of food and warm clothing in the coming winter.We’re tentatively planning to organize another relief convoy around October. The microscope we have donated to Yushu Hospital has fallen down on the floor. Carl Zeiss Shanghai Office will check if they can repair it. All the buildings standing in Yushu are in a state of disrepair. I think the government will rebuild them. As you may have read in the news, the Chinese government is doing a great job to help the victims in Yushu. The princess Rinzin Wangmu [Panchen Lama's daughter] has led a relief convoy of nine trucks and I have participated in the distribution of the relief items on the ground. The princess has summoned around three hundred monks at the funeral to pray for those who lost thier lives during the earthquake. It's very comforting for those who survived. More soon Kunga