PM Balendra Shah says Nepal must press world on climate-driven disasters
Summary
Prime Minister Balendra Shah says Nepal must press the international community to recognize the rising climate-driven risks facing the Himalayas after devastating floods along the Bhotekoshi river. The government is also preparing to seek climate justice and compensation for the disaster, which has left widespread destruction across Rasuwa and nearby districts.
Key Points
- Prime Minister Balendra Shah told Parliament that Nepal must urgently raise the Himalayan impacts of climate change with the international community.
- He linked the Bhotekoshi flood in Rasuwa to climate-driven risks and described it as one of the biggest disasters to hit the region.
- Rescue and recovery efforts are continuing across flood-hit areas, with the death toll from the broader flood disaster rising to 1,127.
- Foreign Affairs Minister Shisir Khanal said Nepal will push for climate justice and compensation instead of treating post-disaster help only as humanitarian aid.
