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China Provides $2.2 Million Aid to Nepal Flood Victims
China gave Nepal $2.2 million to help people affected by severe flash floods.
The Chinese government provided $2 million.
The Chinese Red Cross provided another $200,000.
China’s leaders expressed sadness about the deaths and damage.
The Chinese ambassador gave the government cheque to Nepal’s finance minister.
The floods destroyed homes, roads, bridges, vehicles and hydropower projects.
Nepal reported 903 deaths and nearly 4,250 missing people.
The flood was believed to have started after ice and rocks collapsed near the Nepal-Tibet border.
Floodwaters then traveled through the Bhotekoshi River into Nepal.
People on the Chinese side also died and remained missing.
China provided Nepal with $2.2 million in assistance for victims of devastating flash floods.
The Chinese government contributed $2 million, while the Chinese Red Cross provided $200,000.
Chinese Ambassador Zhang Maoming handed the government cheque to Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle on Sunday.
Nepal’s flood death toll rose to 903, with nearly 4,250 people still missing.
The disaster began on August 26 after a suspected ice-and-rock collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border.
- Who
- China, the Chinese Red Cross, Nepal, and victims of the flash floods.
- What
- China provided $2.2 million in financial assistance to Nepal for flood victims.
- Where
- Northern and central Nepal, near the Nepal-Tibet border; floodwaters traveled downstream through the Bhotekoshi River.
- When
- The disaster began on August 26; the assistance was reported on Monday, after the government cheque was handed over on Sunday.
- Why
- The aid was provided after flash floods caused extensive deaths, damage and displacement.
Key facts
- Total assistance
- USD 2.2 million
- Chinese government contribution
- NPR 350 million, equivalent to USD 2 million
- Chinese Red Cross contribution
- USD 200,000
- Nepal death toll
- 903 as of Monday
- People missing in Nepal
- Nearly 4,250
- Disaster date
- August 26
- Deaths on Chinese side
- 16 people
- Missing in Tibet
- Nearly 550 people
Quotes
Zhang Maoming
Chinese ambassador to Nepal conveying condolences and support on behalf of China’s president and prime minister
“Nepal is not alone in this disaster; China is always with Nepal”
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