UAE sends rescue team to flood-hit Nepal
The UAE has sent a humanitarian team to Nepal to search for people and carry out rescue operations after devastating flash floods and landslides. The team arrived in the country on Friday and began working jointly with Nepalese authorities, The National reports.
The mission includes representatives of the UAE Joint Operations Command, the Dubai Police search and rescue team, and the UAE Aid Agency. The group includes specialists in disaster response, medical evacuation, and first aid.
Searches in affected areas
Emirati rescuers inspected areas affected by floods and landslides to coordinate aid deliveries, assess the destruction, and identify the needs of local communities. The team then began field operations together with Nepalese services.
The death toll from floods and landslides in Nepal and the Chinese region of Tibet has exceeded 1,300 people. More than 5,500 others are still considered missing. Search operations have continued for more than a week after the disaster.
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Assistance for those affected
The UAE is also distributing food, essential items, and other humanitarian supplies in the affected areas. The country announced a $10 million aid package, delivered through the UAE Aid Agency under the directives of President Sheikh Mohammed.
To respond to the floods, the UAE delivered 148 tonnes of cargo on three aircraft. It included food, materials for setting up temporary housing, and power generators. The floods destroyed thousands of homes.
On Friday, two workers, Sanjay Shah and Kabir Maharjan, were evacuated alive from a tunnel connected to the Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower plant. They were transported by helicopter to a military hospital in Kathmandu. The body of a third person was found.
