Nepal flash floods aftermath LIVE: Nepal PM demands int'l climate action in wake of disaster

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N epali Prime Minister Balendra Shah said last week’s deadly Himalayan flood was “not an ordinary” event but driven by climate change, as he demanded international action.

Catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border has killed hundreds and left thousands more missing . Rescuers in Nepal are racing to free hundreds of workers thought to be trapped in hydropower site tunnels that were buried in mud.

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The number of Indian nationals rescued in the wake of the devastating flash floods stands at 158, the Ministry of External Affairs said, as India stepped up its relief and rescue efforts in coordination with Nepalese authorities.

“The flood in the Bhote Koshi River in Rasuwa was not an ordinary flood,” Prime Minister Balendra Shah said in a social media post late on Monday.

“It was one of the region’s major disasters, triggered by an avalanche of snow and ice in the Himalayan region,” he said.

“This incident indicates that the risks we face in the Himalayan region are increasing alongside climate change,” Mr. Shah added.

“It is now time for us to strongly raise with the international community the issue of the disasters we are experiencing as a result of climate change,” he said.

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