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India Sends Fifth Aid Tranche as Nepal Flood Toll Climbs
Nepal has suffered severe flash floods that killed more than 1,000 people.
One report put the death toll at 1,127.
Many people are still missing, and rescue workers are continuing to search.
More than 12,000 people have already been rescued.
India sent medicines and an 11-member team to help.
The team brought special equipment for rescue work.
India has now sent more than 68 tonnes of aid to Nepal.
Indian experts are also helping identify bodies using DNA testing.
India sent Nepal 5.5 tonnes of essential medicines and an 11-member rescue team with specialised equipment.
The shipment was India’s fifth tranche of humanitarian assistance to flood-hit Nepal.
Nepal’s reported flood death toll reached 1,127, while another account described it as over 1,000.
Rescue workers have rescued more than 12,000 people, while roughly 4,000 remain missing.
India says it has delivered more than 68 tonnes of relief materials, including medical and search-and-rescue support.
- Who
- India, Nepalese authorities, rescue workers, and humanitarian organisations, including WHO and UNICEF; External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar announced India’s shipment.
- What
- India sent 5.5 tonnes of essential medicines and an 11-member rescue team with specialised equipment as part of its fifth aid tranche.
- Where
- Flood-affected areas of Nepal, particularly central Nepal.
- When
- The latest shipment was dispatched on Wednesday, September 2; the flash floods struck on August 26.
- Why
- To provide humanitarian relief, medical assistance, and search-and-rescue support after the floods.
Key facts
- Latest shipment
- 5.5 tonnes of essential medicines and an 11-member rescue team
- Indian relief tranche
- Fifth tranche of assistance to Nepal
- Total Indian aid
- More than 68 tonnes of relief materials; one report specified 68.5 tonnes
- Nepal death toll
- Reported at 1,127 in one account and described as over 1,000 in another
- Rescued people
- More than 12,000
- Missing people
- Approximately 4,000
- Infrastructure damage
- 35 motorable bridges, 45 suspension bridges, and 40 kilometres of black-topped roads
Quotes
S. Jaishankar
India’s External Affairs Minister
“The fifth Indian aircraft has departed for Nepal. It is carrying an 11-member rescue team with specialised equipment, and 5.5 tonnes of essential medicines.”
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deccanchronicle.com
“The relationship of our country and India is always like ‘Roti-Beti’”
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Sources
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