Times of India
AsiaPac · 4 hrs ago
'Not charity': Nepal seeks compensation from India, US, China for deadly flood
The death toll has crossed 1,100 as per policeNepal has launched a diplomatic push to seek climate-related compensation from major greenhouse gas emitters, including India, the US and China, as the country grapples with the devastating aftermath of deadly flash floods.Nepal foreign minister Shisir Khanal said the Himalayan nation contributes "virtually negligible" greenhouse gas emissions but is bearing a disproportionate share of the consequences of climate change, including rapid glacier melt and extreme mountain disasters."We are paying the ultimate price for a global crisis we did not create. The rapid melting of glaciers and these catastrophic mountain tsunamis are direct consequences of global climate change," he said in an interview with Kantipur TV, excerpts of which were published
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