‘Pitiful’: experts condemn initial US aid contribution for Nepal flood victims
Sum of $500,000 has been increased as death toll passes 1,000 but specialists decry Trump dismantling of USAID Aid experts have denounced the US’s “embarrassing” and “pitiful” initial response to the Nepal flood disaster after the US state department announced it was releasing $500,000 in emergency funds to help the relief effort. The modest sum – which has since been increased – allocated in…
The US has pledged $500,000 in emergency funds to help with the relief effort in Nepal, where devastating floods have caused widespread destruction. According to The Guardian US, aid experts have denounced the initial response as "embarrassing" and "pitiful". The death toll from the floods has passed 1,000, with IOL reporting 1,114 bodies recovered so far.
The floods have also raised concerns for Nepal's adventure tourism industry, ahead of its peak travel season, according to CNBC World and CNBC. The disaster was caused by a glacier collapse in the Himalayas, which unleashed flash floods that devastated the mountainous nation, CBC News reported.
Authorities are still searching for thousands of people who remain missing, with IOL reporting 3,916 people out of contact, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA). However, Nepal Police report a higher number, with 4,858 people, including 583 foreign nationals, still unaccounted for.
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