Nepal Sees $5B Climate-Driven Disaster, Calls for Urgent UN Aid
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Nepal estimates the cost of last week’s floods and glacier collapse at $5 billion and blames climate change; the government has appealed for rapid assistance from the United Nations climate fund, but funding remains short as wealthier nations hesitate, underscoring the inequity of climate impacts on vulnerable countries.
- Nepal Puts Cost of Disaster at $5 Billion, Blaming Climate Change The New York Times
- Live updates: Nepal-China flood disaster death toll tops 1,000 CNN
- 'No hollow or empty space': A drone operator reveals challenges in Nepal's tunnel rescue efforts AP News
- Nepal rescuers reach remote areas in search of thousands missing nearly a week after devastating floods Reuters
- Nepal's hesitance to accept foreign help for flood relief comes under scrutiny NPR
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