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Andy Burnham Breaks Silence on Nepal Floods with Dozens of Brits Missing

Britain has pledged £5 million and offered to send emergency responders to Nepal following the “devastating” flash floods there, Andy Burnham has said. Speaking to journalists during a visit to South Wales, the Prime Minister said: “It’s a devastating picture that is emerging from what has happened in Nepal.

Andy Burnham Breaks Silence on Nepal Floods with Dozens of Brits Missing

TL;DR

  • Britain has pledged £5 million and offered emergency responders to Nepal following devastating flash floods.
  • Dozens of Britons are missing, with two teenagers among the 33 unaccounted for.
  • 165 bodies have been recovered in the Rasuwa district.
  • The damage is so extensive that only helicopters can access the disaster site.
  • Nine UK nationals on a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash have been missing since crossing the Nepal-Tibet border.

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