'Nepal floods are man-made': Disaster lays bare climate and wealth inequality
“The 2015 earthquake was a natural disaster. This catastrophic flood, however, is essentially man-made.” Kang Dae-seok, head of the Nepal branch of the Um Hong Gil Human Foundation, made the comparison during an interview in Kathmandu on Tuesday. Looking back on the two massive disasters that struck Nepal over the past 11 years, he warned that man-made disasters could happen again unless adequate…
The 2015 earthquake claimed thousands of lives, yet another disaster struck Nepal just a few months later, this time man-made. Kang Dae-seok, head of the Nepal branch of the Um Hong Gil Human Foundation, compared the two events in an interview in Kathmandu. The recent flooding was triggered by a glacial collapse due to global warming, while the previous earthquake was beyond human control.
Kang, an expert on local affairs and former secretary at the Korean Embassy in Nepal, emphasized that man-made disasters could happen again if proper preparations are not made. The foundation he leads conducts educational aid projects in Nepal, including the establishment of 19 schools nationwide.
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