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Nepal’s PM Warns Floods Signal Climate Crisis

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 10:22 PM UTC · How we work

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Shah Warns Floods

Prime Minister Balendra Shah warned UN leaders that August floods signal a climate warning.
A glacier collapse near the Nepal-China border killed at least 1,400 people.
Damage totals about $5 billion, roughly 15% of GDP, while over 6,000 people remain missing.
Shah proposed a Himalayan Climate Resilience Mechanism with India and China to share data and early-warning alerts.
He urged grant-based aid, calling loans and the loss-and-damage fund overly bureaucratic.

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Shah Praises Election

Shah said the Falgun 21 election was Nepal’s most peaceful and fair vote.
The Rastriya Swatantra Party secured nearly a two-thirds majority in that election.
Shah linked the election’s stability to a new direction for Nepal’s governance.
He highlighted young Nepalis demanding honest politics, accountability, and better employment.
Shah warned weapons move faster than fertilizer, fuel and food, harming Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.

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Shah Warns Floods

Prime Minister Balendra Shah warned UN leaders that August floods signal a climate warning.
A glacier collapse near the Nepal-China border killed at least 1,400 people.
Damage totals about $5 billion, roughly 15% of GDP, while over 6,000 people remain missing.
Shah proposed a Himalayan Climate Resilience Mechanism with India and China to share data and early-warning alerts.
He urged grant-based aid, calling loans and the loss-and-damage fund overly bureaucratic.

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