Nepal floods among 'most challenging' disasters: WFP
- KATHMANDU: Aid operations after Nepal's devastating floods rank among the World Food Programme's most challenging, its country chief said on Thursday (Sep 17), as cargo drones and helicopters delivered food to isolated communities.
- The catastrophic Aug 26 flood was triggered by a Himalayan glacial mountain collapse on the China-Nepal border that scientists have linked to climate change.
- The tsunami-like floodwaters tore through mountain districts, destroying roads, bridges and hydropower dams, and killed at least 1,446 people.
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- KATHMANDU: Aid operations after Nepal's devastating floods rank among the World Food Programme's most challenging, its country chief said on Thursday (Sep 17), as cargo drones and helicopters delivered food to isolated communities.
- The catastrophic Aug 26 flood was triggered by a Himalayan glacial mountain collapse on the China-Nepal border that scientists have linked to climate change.
- The tsunami-like floodwaters tore through mountain districts, destroying roads, bridges and hydropower dams, and killed at least 1,446 people.
Sources: CNA