Nepal ends search and rescue after flood, focuses on rehabilitation
- On Monday, Oct 5, Nepal concluded the 40-day search and rescue operation following the August 26 flash floods, with Prime Minister Balendra Shah overseeing the decision at the 21st National Council meeting of the NDRRMA.
- Originating at the Nepal border with China's Tibet region, the flood devastated the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli area, destroying 12 hydroelectric projects, roads, bridges, farms, and settlements.
- NDRRMA confirmed at least 1,455 deaths and 13,795 rescues, though 5,285 people remain missing after the disaster.
- "We are moving from the search and rescue phase to the search and rehabilitation phase," said Phanindra Paudel, chief of the National Emergency Operation Centre, as authorities estimate nearly $5 billion is needed for recovery.
- NDRRMA chief Dharam Raj Uprety said authorities are initiating legal processes to declare missing persons dead, enabling families to complete insurance and banking formalities while teams continue recovering remains during reconstruction.
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Times of IndiaNepal wraps up Rasuwa flood search; shifts focus to rehabilitation, reconstruction
Kathmandu, Oct 5: Nepal on Monday concluded the search and rescue operation launched after the devastating August 26 flash floods, which claimed at least 1,455 lives, and is now shifting its focus to rehabilitation and reconstruction, officials said. The decision was taken at the 21st meeting of the National Council of the NDRRMA chaired by Prime Minister Balendra Shah at the Singha Durbar Secretariat here, the Prime Minister's Office said. The …
Nepal Concludes Rasuwa Flood Search, Moves to Rehabilitation
Nepal has concluded its 40-day search and rescue operations following the August 26 flash floods in the Rasuwa district. The nation is now redirecting its resources towards rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts for the affected communities.
Nepal floods: 1,455 dead, 5,285 missing as rescue operations end - OrissaPOST
Kathmandu: The Nepali government has decided to call off the search and rescue operations launched following the deadly floods that struck the country August 26, as hopes of finding survivors have faded, the Prime Minister’s Secretariat said Monday. Forty days after floods in the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers devastated communities and infrastructure along the river […]
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Sambad EnglishNepal floods: 1455 confirmed dead, 5285 still missing as search and rescue operations wrap up
Digital Desk | Kathmandu, Oct 5 (IANS) The Nepali government has decided to call off the search and rescue operations launched following the deadly floods that struck the country on August 26, as hopes of finding survivors have faded, the Prime Minister’s Secretariat said on Monday. Forty days after floods in the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers devastated communities and infrastructure along the river corridors, the government has now prioritis…
Kathmandu. The government has decided to suspend the search and rescue phase after the Bhotekoshi flood for the time being, except for essential ones. The 21st meeting of the National Council for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, chaired by Prime Minister Balendra Shah at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers on Monday, decided to direct the concerned bodies to proceed with the reconstruction and rehabilitation work exp…
Kathmandu. The government has decided to postpone the search and rescue phase after Bhotekoshi-Trishuli floods except for urgent reasons. Today, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Valendra Shah, the National Council for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, sitting in the office of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers, in its 21st meeting, decided to give directions to the related bodies to rapidly advance the work of reconstr…
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