Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has confirmed that one of the 30 Canadian citizens and permanent residents who were reported missing following the devastating floods in Nepal’s border region with China has been located safe. The individual had been out of reach due to communication disruptions but managed to establish contact on Tuesday.
The flash floods occurred a week ago when a glacier collapsed in the Himalayan border area between Nepal and China. The calamity resulted in significant destruction and loss of life, with over 1,100 fatalities and more than 3,900 individuals still unaccounted for. Nepal’s Foreign Ministry has indicated that approximately 590 foreign nationals from 39 different countries are also missing.
To assist in the ongoing relief efforts, Canada is taking action by dispatching over 18,000 emergency supplies from the Canadian Red Cross reserves to the affected region. Additionally, the Canadian government has committed $5 million in humanitarian assistance to support the relief operations in the flood-affected areas.