Nepal Flood Reconstruction Bill to Hit US$4.78 Billion: Foreign Ministry
- Flood-Hit Nepal will ask wealthier countries and global agencies for $5 billion in financial help this week, framing the rebuilding effort as climate justice for nations that contributed little to the crisis.
- Since the collapse of a Himalayan glacier in late August triggered devastating floods, at least 1,300 people have been confirmed dead and more than 5,300 remain missing across Nepal and Tibet.
- Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal said support should be viewed as 'climate justice' rather than charity, while Nepal's disaster management chief Dharam Raj Uprety added the disaster is 'induced by climate change.'
- Prime Minister Balendra Shah will seek international support at the United Nations on September 24, while Beijing has already extended assistance, foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Thursday.
- Experience from Pakistan's 2022 floods suggests funding may lag; only $3.4 billion of $11 billion in pledges had been disbursed by early 2024, with nearly 42% allocated for oil imports.
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The list of missing persons following the devastating floods in Nepal at the end of August increased by a thousand more people, as reported to EFE on Thursday
The spokesperson added that the figure could also be reduced once the identity of unidentified bodies recovered after the disaster was established by DNA testing.
Nepal has raised the number of people missing from flash floods in late August by nearly 1,000, bringing the latest total to 6,150.
Three weeks after the tragedy in the border area between Nepal and Tibet, at least 6,150 citizens remain missing, while relatives of various nationalities have moved to Kathmandu seeking answers about their loved ones.
The number of bodies found is 1.403, of which 105 have been identified. - Nepal: new surge in the number of missing persons after the August deadly flood, more than 6.100 wanted people (International).
Across the border, in China, the balance is 43 dead and 519 missing, according to state media.
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