'Took off for Kathmandu blissfully unaware': Shashi Tharoor on deadly Nepal floods
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor reports on the severe flash floods in Nepal's Rasuwa district, which have caused significant infrastructure damage and loss of life. He expresses support for Indian government relief efforts for those affected, including pilgrims.
Why it matters
The disaster highlights the vulnerability of Himalayan regions to climate-related events and the importance of international disaster response coordination.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said that he was “blissfully unaware” of the devastation caused by a sudden flash flood in Nepal’s Rasuwa district when he left for Kathmandu on Wednesday."A severe, sudden flash flood struck northern Nepal’s Rasuwa district near the Tibet border, causing widespread destruction along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers. Global warming and/or an earthquake in Tibet may have caused a large chunk of a glacier to break off and fall into the valley below, experts surmise," Tharoor said in a post on X.Tharoor added that the flooding had destroyed at least 19 motorable bridges and washed away around 40 km of the Betrawati–Rasuwagadhi highway.
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