Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Nepal Urges India, China Cooperation After Devastating Floods
Severe flash floods recently damaged parts of Nepal.
Many homes, villages, bridges and hydropower plants were destroyed.
Some families are still waiting for news about missing relatives.
Rabi Lamichhane said Nepal, India and China share one mountain system.
He said floodwater does not stop at national borders.
He asked the three countries to work together against climate change.
He also called for warning systems that could give families about 20 minutes to evacuate.
Lamichhane thanked India for quickly sending relief supplies to Nepal.
Rabi Lamichhane urged India, China and Nepal to cooperate on climate change and early warning systems.
He spoke at the NDTV World Anviksha Summit in Kathmandu, a day after flash floods devastated parts of Nepal.
Lamichhane said floods destroyed villages, homes, bridges and hydropower plants, while relatives remained missing.
He said the Himalayas are changing faster than institutions, with glaciers receding and new lakes forming.
Lamichhane thanked Narendra Modi for contacting Balen Shah and for India’s immediate delivery of relief supplies.
- Who
- Rabi Lamichhane, president of Nepal’s Rastriya Swatantra Party, called on Nepal, India and China to cooperate.
- What
- He urged joint action on climate change, adaptation planning and early warning systems after devastating flash floods.
- When
- He spoke a day after the flash floods, which occurred on Wednesday.
- Where
- At the NDTV World Anviksha Summit in Kathmandu, Nepal.
- Why
- Because changing Himalayan conditions and cross-border flood risks require coordinated preparation and response.
- Speaker
- Rabi Lamichhane, president of the Rastriya Swatantra Party
- Affected country
- Nepal
- Disaster
- Flash floods that devastated parts of Nepal
- Damage
- Villages, homes, bridges and hydropower plants were wiped out or destroyed
- Proposed cooperation
- Nepal, India and China working together on climate change mitigation
- Early warning goal
- Provide families with crucial time—potentially about 20 minutes—to decide whether to evacuate
- Indian assistance
- India sent immediate relief supplies to Nepal on Wednesday night
- Missing people
- Families were waiting for information about missing relatives