Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his “warm words of solidarity” and for offering all possible humanitarian assistance to the flood-hit country for the rescue and relief operations.
Nearly 100 people were killed and over 750, including 133 Indian nationals, remain missing after a massive flash flood originating in Tibet swept through central Nepal, devastating several towns and villages, washing away critical bridges, and crippling a dozen hydropower projects.
Thanking Modi for his “kind call and deep condolences”, Shah in a social media post said, “We deeply appreciate your warm words of solidarity and your generous offer of assistance to Nepal during this difficult time.”
Earlier, PM Modi spoke to Shah and conveyed his condolences over the loss of lives in the floods. He said India was ready to provide “all possible humanitarian assistance” and that the two countries’ teams were coordinating on rescue and relief efforts.
“The people of India stand in solidarity with their sisters and brothers in Nepal at this difficult time,” Prime Minister Modi said.
The prime minister also said that India is ready to provide all possible humanitarian assistance to Nepal. “Our teams are coordinating closely on rescue and relief efforts,” he said.
A sudden flood swept through central Nepal on Wednesday after the Bhote Koshi river surged, affecting Rasuwa and Dhading districts near the Tibet border, as well as Nuwakot. The flooding damaged settlements, washed away bridges and disrupted at least a dozen hydropower projects.
The wider flood and landslide disaster along the Nepal-China border has killed at least 160 people, with several hundred still missing.
Nepali police said they had recovered 157 bodies, while Chinese state media reported three deaths and 265 people missing after a mudslide hit a Tibet border hub.
