Countries Step up Aid for Nepal Flood Disaster
Nepal will accept teams from India, China, Australia and South Korea after pressure grew over missing foreign nationals and at least 320 Indians remain unaccounted for.
- Nepal has allowed search teams from India, China, Australia, and South Korea to assist in rescue operations, reversing its earlier refusal to accept foreign aid following devastating flash floods.
- Devastating flash floods in central Nepal killed more than 500 people and left nearly 2,000 missing on Wednesday, prompting massive international pressure from countries whose nationals remain unaccounted for.
- An 11-member Indian team arrived on Saturday to assist, despite foreign ministry spokesman Lok Bahadur Chhetri previously stating Nepal's security network was "capable and working effectively."
- Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal stated Nepal is prioritizing its own forces while accepting international experts for complex tasks, including construction of 42 Bailey bridges to restore transport services.
- The Kathmandu Post reported the government yielded to international pressure because citizens from various countries remain missing, while MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirmed India offered National Disaster Response Force teams.
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After Nepal's U-turn on foreign aid, India rushes rescue team
An 11-member Indian team, including medical personnel and tunnel rescue experts, has arrived in Nepal to assist with rescue operations following devastating flash floods that killed over 500 people and left nearly 2,000 missing. Nepal has requested international aid for specialised tasks and Bailey bridges to restore transport services in the affected areas.
Nepal has reversed its decision to not accept foreign rescue assistance following international pressure regarding the disappearance of its citizens. Nepal will now seek international assistance for rescue operations, DNA testing, and forensic investigations.
The Nepalese government has decided to allow assistance from experts from four countries, including South Korea, for rescue and forensic operations regarding tunnels at a hydroelectric power plant in flood-affected areas. With the fate of over 100 people currently isolated at the flood-submerged Upper Trishuli-1 hydroelectric power plant remaining uncertain, this measure is expected to give momentum to rescue operations.
(Jakarta=Yonhap News) Correspondent Son Hyun-kyu = As the death toll from massive floods in the Himalayan mountain region on the Nepal-China border surges, the Nepalese government [is] foreign...
Nepal reverses stand, agrees to foreign help after devastating flash floods kill over 600
Nepal has made a U-turn and allowed teams from India, China, Australia and South Korea to assist in the rescue operations, days after the flash floods struck the country, leaving more than 600 people dead, while over 2,000 remain missing.
Countries step up aid for Nepal flood disaster
Countries including South Korea, India, China, the UK and the EU are ramping up rescue efforts and humanitarian aid after the devastating Nepal-China floods, with hundreds of foreign nationals still missing. Relief operations remain difficult in the Himalayan terrain, while authorities warn that a lake formed by the disaster could burst and trigger a second wave of flooding.
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