Flood: Nepal considers financial aid to affected families as death toll hits 205
The Nepali government has decided to provide 200,000 Nepali rupees ($1,497) in compensation to each of the bereaved families, as the death toll from monsoon rain-induced floods and landslides hit 205.
A three-day national mourning starting from Tuesday was also announced after a cabinet meeting.
“The national flag would be lowered to half-mast during the mourning period,” said Minister for Communication and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung, who is also the government spokesperson.
He said that families who have members missing for more than 10 days in the disasters spelt by incessant rainfalls on Friday and Saturday shall receive the same amount of compensation.
The cabinet decided to allocate one billion rupees (7.48 million dollars) to the Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund, Gurung said.
By Monday, 24 people remained missing and 130 others were injured, Nepal Police said in a statement, adding “the rescue efforts are ongoing.”
(Xinhua/NAN)
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