Key facts
- Flash flooding triggered by a glacier collapse has killed at least 359 people and left nearly 1,000 missing in Nepal and the region.
- Australia will provide $3.6 million in aid and deploy extra consular staff to Nepal.
- The number of missing Australians in the disaster has risen to 39.
- International aid, including supplies from India and the US, is being mobilized for Nepal.
- The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has allocated 1 million Swiss francs for flood response.
Global aid is mobilizing for Nepal following a devastating flash flood that killed over 160 people and left hundreds missing. Australia will provide $3.6 million in aid for communities hit by floods along the Nepal-China border and deploy extra consular staff, as the number of missing Australians rose to 39. Flash flooding triggered by a glacier collapse has killed at least 359 people and left nearly 1,000 missing in the region, half of them foreigners.
China has coordinated emergency supplies and cash assistance. India has dispatched 10 metric tons of disaster-relief supplies, including temporary shelters, blankets, hygiene kits, solar lamps, and medicines. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is releasing 1 million Swiss francs ($1.24 million) in emergency funding to support the Nepal Red Cross Society's response efforts. The United States is sending a disaster response adviser to Nepal and providing $500,000 in funds. The World Health Organization has also dispatched essential emergency medical supplies, including medicines and multipurpose tents.
"The extraordinary scale of this disaster and the remoteness of the affected region mean immense challenges lie ahead for the response and recovery," Wong said in a joint statement with International Development Minister Anne Aly.