Singapore to send humanitarian aid to Nepal for flood relief
SINGAPORE: Singapore will send humanitarian supplies and personnel to Nepal to support relief efforts following severe flash floods near the Nepal-China border, the Foreign Ministry said.
Singapore has pledged to send humanitarian aid to Nepal following severe flash floods near the Nepal-China border. The Foreign Ministry announced that Singapore Police Force officers specializing in Disaster Victim Identification will be deployed at Nepal's request, along with civilian and SAF supplies. Foreign Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan discussed this offer of assistance during a phone call with his Nepalese counterpart, Shisir Khanal.
Singapore has already contributed US$100,000 (RM403,000) to the Singapore Red Cross public fundraising appeal for relief efforts in Nepal, with the charity raising about S$1 million (RM3.16 million) so far. The Crisis Response Team from Singapore has been providing consular assistance to affected Singaporeans in Nepal since August 27.
The death toll from the devastating floods and mudslides has risen to at least 919, with nearly 4,800 people still missing, including 853 foreigners, according to Anadolu Ajansi.
Written by urgent.news from New Straits Times's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
- Malaysia seeks Nepal’s nod to deploy SMART team for flood SAR mission, says Tok Mat malaymail.com
- Second Israeli reported missing in Nepal following devastating floods that left over 800 dead jpost.com
- Nepal starts burying its dead as search for over 4,200 missing continues france24.com
- Nepal flood disaster: 590 foreign nationals still missing israelnationalnews.com
- Nepal flood death toll tops 900; 56 Ukrainians among thousands missing english.nv.ua
- Nepal's hesitance to accept foreign help for flood relief under scrutiny npr.org
- Madras Bar Association writes to CJI to trace retd judge V Sivagnanam missing in Nepal flood hindustantimes.com
- Nepal tunnel traps hinder flood rescue: How many are dead or missing? aljazeera.com
