Kathamandu: Last week's floods and landslides in Nepal have caused huge devastation. The death toll in the wink floods on August 26 has reached 1204 as of September 2, while 4216 people are still missing. Even without a week has passed, relief and rescue work is going on, teams are searching for missing people in the debris. According to Nepal Police, the maximum number of sufferer bodies, 348, have been found in Chitwan. 217 persons have been recovered in Nawalparasi East, 190 in Nawalparasi West, 155 in Nuwakot, 66 in Gorkha, 59 in Dhading, 45 in Rasuwa and 38 in Tanahun.
Why did such a severe inflowing occur in Nepal?
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the inflowing in Bhotekoshi river in Rasuwa may have a uncontrived connection with climate change. He said that the Himalayas are warming rapidly and the world will have to pay sustentation to this. According to Oli, the temperature of the Himalayas has increased by well-nigh 1.8 degrees. Experts say that a large part of snow and waddle slipped from the height and fell down, due to which there was a sudden inflowing in the river and everything in the areas settled unelevated was washed away.
Why did Nepal ask for bounty from China, India and America?
Nepal says that the snout for this disaster should be paid by those countries which are causing the most pollution. Kathmandu has raised the demand for bounty from China, India and America as these countries have the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions. Nepal's Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal said that big countries emit and small hilly countries like us pay the price. The government is now going to raise this matter loudly on the international platform.
Why is the issue of climate justice stuff raised in the UN?
Nepal has approached the Loss and Forfeiture Fund of the United Nations for help. This fund has been created expressly for those countries which are suffering losses due to climate change. Foreign Minister Khanal said that now we are not just asking for help but are going to talk well-nigh justice. Nepal's stat emissions are much lower than the rest of the world, yet we are the ones validness the brunt of melting glaciers and floods.
Where was the forfeiture caused the most?
The inflowing in Bhotekoshi river on August 26 unauthentic Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading the most. Hundreds of houses were washed away, roads and bridges were destroyed, hydroelectric projects were destroyed. Many villages have been cut off. The Nepal government is calling it 'Himalayan Tsunami'. According to Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle, the loss could be 4 to 5 billion dollars, which is well-nigh 10% of Nepal's unshortened economy.
Will PM Oli raise this issue in the UN?
Earlier, the Foreign Minister was going to represent Nepal in the UNGA, but without such a big disaster, the plan may change. PM Oli himself can go to the 81st UN General Assembly starting from September 8 and raise the issue of this disaster in the Himalayas and climate justice there.
