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Nepal floods: Kathmandu declines foreign search-rescue help from India, others; says own forces capable
The govt cited its experience of the 2015 earthquake, where the arrival of foreign search & rescue teams had caused significant coordination & management problems for it.
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- Nepal initially declined foreign search and rescue help from India and other nations for its floods—which have killed over 500 people—citing coordination issues from the 2015 earthquake and confidence in its own forces.
- Following initial refusals and subsequent internal pressure or a policy shift, Nepal requested technical assistance, medical personnel, and tunnel rescue experts.
- India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stated that relief materials were dispatched, and an 11-member NDRF tunnel rescue team was sent following Nepal's request.
- Nepal also sought help from India and China for the construction of 42 Bailey bridges.
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- Nepal floods: Kathmandu agrees to foreign rescue help after pressure; India acts on its 'request'Times of IndiaCenter
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- Did Nepal refuse foreign rescue help? What Kathmandu’s decision means as it accepts relief aidOpIndiaRight
- Nepal floods: Kathmandu declines foreign search-rescue help from India, others; says own forces capableThe PrintCenter
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