Nepal declines foreign rescue help, S. Korea says it is negotiating
KATHMANDU — Nepal does not need foreign assistance for search-and-rescue operations following the devastating flash flood that swept through several towns on Wednesday, its foreign ministry said, despite offers from several countries with nationals missing. The flood tore through areas including Rasuwa district near the Chinese border, levelling entire towns, damaging hydropower plants and…
KATHMANDU — Nepal has declined foreign assistance for search-and-rescue operations following a devastating flash flood that struck several towns on Wednesday, according to the country's foreign ministry. The flood, which swept through areas including Rasuwa district near the Chinese border, leveled entire towns, damaged hydropower plants, and resulted in the tragic loss of nearly 500 lives.
Hundreds of foreign nationals remain missing, including South Koreans, who have already dispatched a response team and plan to send a disaster relief team. However, Nepal's foreign ministry stated on Friday that they are handling the rescue efforts internally. "The offer for help is natural," said Lok Bahadur Chhetri, a spokesperson for the foreign ministry, "Our security agencies are doing the search-and-rescue operation.
For now, we don’t require such help." India, China, the United States, Britain, Japan, South Korea, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh had all asked the government to allow their search-and-rescue teams to assist.
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