As security forces and helicopters are being mobilised to rescue people affected by the sudden flooding in Rasuwa, the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) has called on experienced mountaineers and adventure professionals to join the emergency response.
Nepal has made an urgent appeal to the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage for a rapid and direct response to the catastrophic Bhote Koshi flash floods, saying the disaster has caused losses and disruption beyond the country's immediate response capacity.
The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has set up dedicated help desks at its Bhrikutimandap office and at both the domestic and international sections of Tribhuvan International Airport to assist tourists and tourism workers affected by the recent floods.
Although only a section of the Bhote Koshi–Trishuli corridors in Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts was affected by the devastating August 26 floods, tourism stakeholders have begun bearing the brunt of the aftermath, with visitors cancelling trips to Nepal for the peak tourism season.
A landslide near Khotro Khola along the Besisahar-Manang road has temporarily blocked traffic, the Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN) said.
The disaster triggered by an ice-rock avalanche in Rasuwa has prompted a regional effort to identify other potentially dangerous sites across the Hindu Kush Himalaya and strengthen systems for monitoring and warning communities in time.
The Nepal Tourism Board has urged tourists to exercise caution while travelling in Nepal from September 25 to 27 as the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has forecast heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in several parts of the country.
The Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN) has urged trekking agencies and tourists to exercise high caution and avoid trekking and adventure activities from September 24 to 27 amid forecasts of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall across the country.
Prime Minister Balendra Shah has urged the international community to move climate justice beyond written commitments, calling for greater support for countries like Nepal that suffer disproportionately from climate change despite contributing little to global greenhouse gas emissions.