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Nepal seeks twenty million dollars from United Nations climate fund following floods
Nepal has requested relief aid after a glacier collapse killed over 1,300, according to Al Jazeera.
The short version
- Nepal requested $20 million from the UN's Loss and Damage Fund after catastrophic floods began on August 26.[Al Jazeera]
- The disaster, caused by a mountain glacier collapse, left more than 1,300 confirmed dead and over 5,000 missing.[Al Jazeera]
- Nepal's disaster risk agency preliminarily estimates property, housing, and infrastructure damages at $2.56 billion.[Al Jazeera]
- The UN fund currently faces a $2.8 billion shortfall as it works to approve initial recovery projects.[Al Jazeera]
Key facts
- Nepal requested $20 million from the UN's Loss and Damage Fund in the wake of deadly flooding.[Al Jazeera]
- The flooding was set off by a mountain glacier collapse that occurred on August 26.[Al Jazeera]
- Authorities have confirmed more than 1,300 deaths, while more than 5,000 people remain missing.[Al Jazeera]
- The UN's Loss and Damage Fund faces an estimated $2.8 billion funding gap.[Al Jazeera]
- Preliminary estimates from Nepal's disaster agency place infrastructure, housing, and property damage around $2.56 billion.[Al Jazeera]
What remains uncertain
- Damage assessments from Nepal's disaster risk authority remain preliminary estimates at roughly $2.56 billion.[Al Jazeera]
- More than 5,000 individuals remain unaccounted for following the floods.[Al Jazeera]
Sources
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