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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Nepal PM Balendra Shah demands climate action after Himalayan disaster takes over 939 lives

Kathmandu: Nepali Prime Minister Balendra Shah said last week's deadly Himalayan flood was "not an ordinary" event but driven by climate change, as he demanded international action.

The huge wave of freezing water and debris, sparked by a glacial collapse on the China-Nepal border, killed at least 939 people and left nearly 4,500 missing, with Kathmandu warning reconstruction costs could run into the "billions of dollars".

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