'No need for general assistance’: Nepal lists conditions for foreign help

Nepal has limited experience in tunnel rescue operations and needs specialised equipment and technical knowledge to carry out such missionsNepal has opened the door to limited foreign assistance following this week’s catastrophic floods, but has made clear that it does not need outside help for general search-and-rescue operations.Instead, Kathmandu is seeking specialised services and technical expertise in areas where Nepal lacks the necessary equipment or experience, foreign minister Khanal told Reuters, as the scale of the disaster continued to overwhelm relief efforts.Nepal is new to tunnels and needs equipment as well as technical knowledge in tunnel rescue operations, he said.The devastating floods were triggered by a glacier collapse on Wednesday, unleashing a torrent of rock, ice,