Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah has urged the international community to address rising climate-related risks in the Himalayan region as devastating floods claimed over 1,100 lives. Shah said the disaster exposed the growing impact of climate change and defended the government’s rescue response. India and China have sent technical teams, while thousands remain missing after the floods.
Kathmandu, Sep 2: Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Wednesday called for stronger international attention to growing climate-related risks in the Himalayan region as the death toll from devastating floods in the Bhotekoshi River crossed 1,100.
Addressing the House of Representatives, Shah said Nepal must highlight more forcefully the disasters it is facing due to climate change.
At least 1,114 bodies swept away by last week’s floods had been recovered by 9 am Wednesday, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA). Around 3,916 people remain out of contact.
Experts said an avalanche blocked the Lengde Khola, a tributary of the Bhotekoshi River near the Nepal-China border. The accumulated water later breached the natural barrier, triggering a massive flood that swept downstream towards the Trishuli River and devastated settlements and infrastructure.
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