Nepal has not rejected foreign rescue aid, says foreign minister
Summary
Nepal has not rejected foreign rescue assistance and is seeking targeted help based on recommendations from its security agencies. Authorities are also requesting refrigeration equipment, heavy-lift cargo drones and other support as flood-hit districts remain cut off and hundreds of bodies decompose rapidly.
Key Points
- Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal said Nepal has not rejected international rescue assistance and is coordinating deployments through Nepali security agencies.
- Major road and bridge destruction has left the worst-affected districts cut off, making helicopters the main access route to disaster-hit areas.
- Nepal is seeking refrigeration equipment to preserve recovered bodies and heavy-lift cargo drones to deliver relief supplies to isolated settlements.
- An Indian tunnel rescue team has arrived and two Chinese search-and-rescue teams are preparing to deploy.
