Nepal floods test 36-year-old PM with huge rebuilding challenge
- On Wednesday, massive flash floods swept through Nepal's Rasuwa, Dhading, and Nuwakot districts, killing seven people and leaving at least 400 travellers missing as the Bhote Koshi river surge damaged a dozen hydropower projects.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Prime Minister Balendra Shah Wednesday to offer humanitarian assistance, as the missing travellers include 105 Indian tourists, 37 NRIs, and nationals from Australia, Malaysia, and the Netherlands.
- The Indian embassy remains engaged with Nepal authorities for rescue coordination, while the Nepal Tourism Board released emergency helplines including tourist police number 9851289445 and toll-free contact 1234 for affected nationals.
- On Thursday, All India Congress Committee President Mallikarjun Kharge urged the Union Government to immediately assist stranded Indian pilgrims and tourists, requesting comprehensive compensation measures for affected families.
- At least 59 of the missing Indians were Kailash Manasarovar Yatra pilgrims headed to Tibet, according to Samrat Tours and Travel agency, as tourism stakeholders work to verify safety status of those in affected areas.
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Balen Shah came to power in March and now faces his first crisis and testing his ability to respond, just as the country's economy is affected by rising fuel prices, weak tourism and slowing growth.
Nepal floods: Mallikarjun Kharge seeks Centre’s intervention for victims, dismisses State cabinet reshuffle talk
The veteran leader said he would write a formal letter to PM Modi seeking his intervention for comprehensive compensation and assistance measures for affected families.
The former mayor of Kathmandu, 36 years old, overwhelmed the old political class by riding the protest of Generation Z. Now he must handle the devastating emergency of the floods, the visit to the most affected district: "The State is at your side"
(Jakarta=Yonhap News) Correspondent Son Hyun-kyu = Prime Minister Valendra Shah (35, also known as Valen), a former rapper and Nepal's youngest-ever prime minister, [is concerned] many casualties from the massive flood...
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