Nuwakot, August 30
Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal has said the Nepali people stranded in Kerung, China, due to the Bhotekoshi flash flood would be brought to Nepal via an alternative route. Foreign Minister Khanal said preliminary information was received that 1,000 Nepalis were said to be stranded in Kerung since the disaster.
So, they would be brought to Nepal via an alternative route, he added. The Minister said it during an inspection visit to the disaster-hit area at Dhunge of Bidur Municipality-1 today. He further informed RSS that the government had requested the Chinese side to resume the Tatopani check post (Sindhupalchowk) and Korala check post (Mustang) to ease cross-border movement and transport between the two countries.
The government had requested Chinese and Indian technical experts after it realised the need for foreign assistance to rescue those trapped inside the hydropower tunnels, he made it clear. “In case of further need, the assistance can be received from other countries as well. The international community has made a commitment to assistance. So, the assistance will be accepted based on need,” he explained.
