Nepal flood: NZ pledges $2 million in humanitarian assistance, search for Kiwis ongoing
New Zealand has pledged $2 million in humanitarian aid following devastating floods and landslides at the Nepal-China border. Authorities are currently searching for five missing New Zealand citizens in the affected region.
Why it matters
The disaster has resulted in hundreds of deaths and widespread destruction, prompting an international humanitarian response.
An immigration checkpoint has reportedly been swept away in Nepal's flash flooding, as family of missing New Zealanders appeal for any information on people in the area.
Five New Zealanders have been reported missing following the flash flood and landslide at the Nepal-China border that has killed more than 380 people, with 1400 missing.
Rajeev Reddy, whose sister Suhasini is one of five missing Kiwis, said he is trying to work out the level of the damage around the immigration checkpoint between Nepal and Tibet, and if anyone was able to make it to higher ground.
"We have confirmed that Suhasini did not cross the border," he wrote on Facebook. "We therefore believe she may have been near the immigration/checkpoint area when the flooding hit."
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