India to send tunnel rescue team to flood-hit Nepal after reports of 100 trapped
External affairs minister S Jaishankar said that NDRF personnel may be sent if Nepal requires it and that two planes of relief materials have already gone.
India is sending a team of tunneling experts to Nepal after reports emerged that nearly 100 people are trapped in a hydropower tunnel during the recent flash floods. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar announced this during a press conference after meeting with a group of 21 Nepalese who had returned to Delhi. Jaishankar stated that two planes of relief materials have already been dispatched, with a third plane set to leave later in the day.
Additionally, a Bailey bridge will be sent to aid in restoration efforts within the affected areas. Nepal's government has declined offers from other nations to send their search and rescue teams, citing the capability of their own security forces to handle the situation.
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