Nepal’s ruling party Rastriya Swatantra Party’s president Rabi Lamichhane has appealed to India and China to work with Kathmandu on the challenges of climate change and develop an early warning system.
Speaking at the NDTV World Anviksha Summit in Kathmandu, a day after flash floods devastated parts of Nepal, Lamichhane said the tragedy has shown that the three countries need to work together. Noting that India, China and Nepal are “three countries but one mountain system”, the RSP president said the raging water doesn’t recognise territories. “The water that took lives on Wednesday didn’t stop to ask whose territory it was or whose people it was killing,” he said. Read | “What Melts In Himalayas…”: Nepal Minister Flags ‘Common Threat’ To India In his address at the summit, Lamichhane also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for calling Nepal Prime Minister Balen Shah and for India’s immediate relief supplies that landed on Wednesday night itself. Giving an account of the flood devastation, Lamichhane said the flash floods wiped out several villages and hydropower plants.
