Nepal to ban resettlement in flood-hit areas, 33,000 likely affected
KATHMANDU (Kyodo) -- Nepal's top disaster official said an estimated 33,000 people affected by last month's devastating flood will be required to rese
In the aftermath of a devastating flood that struck Nepal last month, the country's top disaster official has announced that approximately 33,000 affected individuals will need to resettle in safer areas rather than returning to their homes. Dharam Raj Uprety, chief of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, confirmed that regions with flood marks up to 13 meters higher than normal river levels would be declared danger zones.
The flood, triggered by an ice-and-rock avalanche in Tibet, claimed 1,451 lives and left around 5,700 people missing, including over 600 foreign nationals. Uprety acknowledged the difficulty in persuading people to leave their familiar surroundings, but assured that teams had identified safer locations close to the danger zones for the affected families to relocate.
The government plans to provide immediate financial assistance, including a housing grant of $2,600 and a monthly livelihood support of $98 for each family member. While the initial recovery cost is estimated at $4.77 billion, Uprety predicts this figure could double due to compensation for land nationalization. Nepal hopes to secure financial support from international partners, including Japan, China, India, Britain, the World Bank, and the Asian Development Bank.
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