“The flood in the Bhote Koshi River in Rasuwa was not an ordinary flood,” Prime Minister Balendra Shah said in a social media post late on Monday.

“It was one of the region’s major disasters, triggered by an avalanche of snow and ice in the Himalayan region,” he said.

“This incident indicates that the risks we face in the Himalayan region are increasing alongside climate change,” Mr. Shah added.

“Therefore, this region must remain vigilant.”

Mr. Shah said Nepal should press its case internationally.

“It is now time for us to strongly raise with the international community the issue of the disasters we are experiencing as a result of climate change,” he said.

-AFP