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Andy Burnham offers £5million in aid to disaster-hit Nepal amid desperate search for missing Britons
Andy Burnham offers £5m in aid to Nepal amid urgent search for missing Britons
TL;DR
- The UK has offered £5 million in aid to Nepal following devastating flash floods.
- Thirty-three British citizens, including two teenagers, are among the missing.
- Emergency responders have also been offered to assist in the rescue efforts.
- The floods were caused by a mud and rock slide on the Nepal-Tibet border.
- Rescue efforts are ongoing, with 165 bodies recovered so far.
- Houses, roads, and power projects have been destroyed in the affected areas.