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India, Nepal must join hands: Prachanda

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Nepal’s Prime Minister Prachandra interacts with flood-affected villagers at a temporary shelter in a Lockey, Sunsari, on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU: At least 50, 000 people have been displaced, five dead and dozens missing in Nepal due to the collapsing of the Saptakoshi Barrage in Sunsari district.

Four Village Development Committees, Haripur, Sripur, Laukahi, and western Kusaha have been affected. Suman Ghimire from the Disaster Management Section of the Home Ministry said 20,000 people have been rescued and are being looked after in 16 camps in Inaruwa and Saptari. The East-West Highway has also been affected.

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) and other political leaders visited the flood-hit areas. After inspecting the temporary shelters, Mr. Prachanda said: “We should have thought about the situation’s severity at least some months back, which could have avoided this calamity.”

He said Nepal and India should take the issue seriously to avoid calamities in the future.

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