Nepal needs help in technical areas, not search and rescue, foreign minister says

Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal said the country needs foreign help in areas including identification of dead bodies and DNA testing.

Officials said the number of people missing after the flood disaster along the Nepal/China border has now doubled. NBC News’ Janis Mackey Frayer reports.

The Foreign Ministry of Nepal said on Thursday that it would not accept international rescue teams seeking to help emergency operations following a devastating series of landslides and floods in the country and neighboring Tibet.

Rescue teams search for survivors in flood-hit areas of Nepal as authorities seek international assistanceNepal has agreed to accept foreign assistance for rescue operations after initially refusing the same as the scale of devastation from the floods continued to overwhelm relief efforts, The Kathmandu Post reported o

Nepal declines foreign rescue help, South Korea says it is negotiating  Reuters

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Surveillance video out of Nepal shows people running just seconds before a devastating mudslide on the country's northern border with China. Flash floods tore through the region killing at least 160 people and rescue efforts are underway. BBC News spoke with David Fisher, the head of the International Red Cross delegat

Bangladesh on Wednesday expressed deep shock over the loss of lives and devastation caused by sudden flash floods and mudslides in Nepal, saying Dhaka stands ready to assist Kathmandu in relief and rescue efforts.“The people of Bangladesh are shocked and saddened by the sudden flash floods and mudslides in Nepal causin

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has also been put on standby for any relief and rescue mission in the neighbouring country, sources added.