Hong Kong sets aside HK$50 million in relief fund for Nepal-Tibet flood victims

Hong Kong's government has allocated HK$50 million (US$6.3 million) from the Disaster Relief Fund to aid victims affected by the deadly flash floods near Nepal’s border with Tibet’s Gyirong County. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu conveyed his condolences and extended sympathy to the victims and their families. The Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee will process application requests promptly.

The floods, triggered by a massive wall of mud and rock collapse along the Himalayan border, have resulted in at least seven deaths and 544 missing on the Tibetan side, while over 610 people have died and more than 2,400 remain missing in Nepal. Among the missing foreigners are 178 from India, 65 from the United States, 53 from Ukraine, 35 from Australia, and 33 from Britain.

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