#Bhotekoshi flash flood, # Rasuwa flood # Nepal climate change
Summary
The government has suspended most search and rescue operations after the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli floods and ordered agencies to speed up reconstruction and rehabilitation in affected areas. It also recommended a Rs. 559.17 billion budget for recovery plans and expressed condolences for the lives and property lost in the monsoon disasters.
Key Points
- The government has decided to suspend, for now, search and rescue operations after the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli floods, except for essential operations.
- The National Council for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management recommended a Rs. 559.17 billion budget for 504 reconstruction and rehabilitation plans.
- Prime Minister Balendra Shah said disaster response and recovery will continue through coordination among federal, provincial and local governments.
- The council expressed sorrow over the deaths and damage caused by the floods and thanked responders, volunteers, journalists, donor countries and development partners.
