US lawmakers urge State Secy to boost Nepal relief, deploy DART, rebuild aid of $4-5 billion

US lawmakers urge State Secy to boost Nepal flood relief, deploy DART, rebuild aid of $4-5 billion

US lawmakers urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to boost Nepal flood relief efforts. They requested deploying a Disaster Assistance Response Team for search and rescue operations. Additional humanitarian aid and reconstruction support were also strongly recommended by the group. The lawmakers emphasized using advanced US technology to locate missing individuals.

US lawmakers urge State Secy to boost Nepal relief, deploy DART, rebuild aid of $4-5 billion

A group of US lawmakers on Friday (local time) urged US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to step up American relief and search-and-rescue efforts in flood-hit Nepal, including by deploying a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), providing additional humanitarian assistance and planning significant reconstruction support as the death toll from the disaster continues to mount.

Families Urge US To Expand Search For Missing In Nepal

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Families of Americans missing after devastating floods in Nepal have appealed to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for an expanded rescue operation to help locate their relatives. The US State Department told the families that 90 Americans remained unaccounted for and five […]