Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah has pitched for unity after a devastating flash flood swept the Himalayan nation. LIVE UPDATES At least 98 people have been reported dead in the floods that swept through villages in the Rasuwa district, causing damage along the Bhote Koshi River.
“Please be patient. The government takes full responsibility for your rescue, treatment, food, and shelter. The Nepal government has mobilised all its available resources for the rescue operations, his post read. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, the National Council, and the Cabinet held emergency meetings to intensify the relief efforts, he added. All other big hospitals in the valley are also ready to treat the injured at any time, he added. “I want to assure you that you are not alone in these difficult times. The state is with you with all its resources.
Over 250 civilians were rescued by the Nepali Army using helicopters, he underlined, adding that those injured were brought to Kathmandu for treatment. He further said that 100 hospital beds have been allocated at Bir Hospital and National Trauma Center in Kathmandu for easy and free treatment of the injured people.
In times of such a disaster, we all need to stand together,” he said in a statement. Shah said that the Nepali Army, Armed Guard Force, and Nepal Guard teams were immediately deployed to search and rescue people in the affected areas. “The government has deployed medical teams in the affected areas to rescue the injured and provide first aid…Nepal Scouts, World Health Organization and other bodies have sent doctors, rescue workers, and health supplies to the flood-hit areas,” the prime minister added. Addressing the affected people, he further said the government stands with them. In such a crisis, we all should be united,” he said.
