Nepal knows only too well the devastating dangers of climate change
Political leaders in Australia and Nepal had very different answers when asked about the role of climate change in the disaster that struck last week.
Floods on the China-Nepal border have resulted in over 1,000 deaths, with at least 987 in Nepal and 16 in Tibet, according to Chinese state media. The number of people missing in Nepal has dropped to 3,916, while 546 are missing in China, bringing the overall number of missing to 4,462.
The missing in Nepal include 583 foreigners from over 30 nationalities, with Indians making up one of the largest proportions, at 275 citizens and 128 people of Indian origin. Other nationalities with missing citizens include 85 US citizens, 62 Ukrainians, 51 Malaysians, 42 Australians, and 33 British citizens.
Nepali Prime Minister Balendra Shah described the floods as "not an ordinary flood". The disaster has prompted different responses from political leaders in Australia and Nepal regarding the role of climate change.
Brief written by urgent.news from The Sydney Morning Herald, Dawn — 2 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
