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Indian Air Force aircraft carrying emergency relief supplies to flood-hit Nepal — Photo: External Affairs Minister of India/X

NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force completed three airlifts by Friday, carrying temporary shelters, blankets, hygiene kits, solar lamps, medicines and food to flood-hit communities.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah shortly after the disaster, offering condolences and assuring India’s full support for rescue and relief operations.

Third flight with assistance from India reaches Kathmandu.

Relief supplies and an 11-member medical and tunnel rescue team are now on the ground.

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Other countries and international organization’s have also pledged assistance. The UAE committed US$10 million, while the UK pledged US$6.8 million and Australia US$5 million. South Korea and Sri Lanka each pledged US$1 million, while the US committed US$500,000.

China has pledged emergency supplies and financial assistance, while the World Bank indicated it could provide up to US$163.55 million for emergency response and recovery.

The UN Central Emergency Response Fund has released US$2.5 million, while the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has released nearly CHF1 million and launched a CHF25 million appeal. The WHO and Médecins Sans Frontières have also deployed emergency support.

The floods, triggered by a suspected glacial collapse near the Nepal-China border on August 26, have killed at least 579 people in Nepal and seven in Tibet. More than 1,900 people remain missing in Nepal, including hundreds of Indians and people of Indian origin, while 554 remain unaccounted for in Tibet.