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Teej Festivals Cancelled Across Canada as Nepal Grapples with Extreme Flooding
Organizers said the cancellations will send ticket-sale proceeds to Nepal relief as the disaster death toll climbed to 675 and 2,498 people were missing.
- On Sunday, Nepalese community organizations across Canada cancelled annual Teej cultural festivals, stating it was not a time to celebrate following devastating flash floods in Nepal and China.
- Flash floods triggered by a glacier collapse in the Himalayan border region on Wednesday killed 800 people and left roughly 3,000 missing as whole towns and villages were swept away.
- Punam Dhungel, president of the Nepali Canadian Women's Society, redirected $15,000 in ticket sales to the Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund on Saturday, while Sharma, president of the Nepalese Society of Vancouver Island , pledged 100% of planned event spending.
- The Canadian government announced $5 million in humanitarian assistance, while Swarnim Wagle, Nepal's finance minister, estimated preliminary reconstruction costs between $4 billion and $5 billion US, roughly one-tenth of GDP.
- Community leaders are organizing candlelight vigils next week while authorities warned of possible fresh flooding on Sunday, emphasizing ongoing recovery efforts amid widespread devastation along the Nepal-Tibet border.
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Teej festivals cancelled across Canada as Nepal grapples with extreme flooding
OTTAWA - Nepalese community organizations across the country cancelled annual cultural festivals this weekend following devastating flash flooding in Nepal and China.
·Toronto, Canada
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Nepali Teej celebrations being cancelled across Canada, funds going to relief efforts: community leader
Nepali communities across B.C. and throughout the country are cancelling annual festivals and donating funds to support relief efforts in Nepal, following a devastating flood.
·Ottawa, Canada
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