{"id":53914,"date":"2026-08-29T17:33:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T11:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/?p=53914"},"modified":"2026-08-29T17:33:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T11:48:46","slug":"rely-on-officially-verified-information-says-foreign-minister-khanal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/rely-on-officially-verified-information-says-foreign-minister-khanal\/","title":{"rendered":"Rely on officially verified information, says Foreign Minister Khanal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kathmandu, Aug 29: The Government of Nepal has appealed to the public and national and the international media to rely on officially verified information and to avoid publishing and broadcasting unconfirmed reports.<\/p>\n

“We have seen some false reports circulating in national and foreign media that Nepal has rejected international assistance and support,” Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal said during a press briefing on Bhote Koshi Floods this afternoon. “I repeat the scale of devastation is extremely huge, and support and assistance are required, not just in the phase of rescue and relief, but more so in the phase of reconstruction.”<\/p>\n

Stating that the Government of Nepal is in close communication and coordination with its immediate neighbours and international community, Foreign Minister Khanal shared that as many foreign nationals are also missing, a dedicated Emergency Control Room has been established at the Ministry.<\/p>\n

Nepali diplomatic missions are also constantly sharing and updating verified information, and facilitating communication with families and extend any necessary assistance, identification and repatriation procedures.<\/p>\n

During the briefing, Foreign Minister Khanal said security agencies and other response teams are currently handling the situation effectively. As operations continue, we have requested specific and specialized assistance from our friendly neighbours where such support can further strengthen our search-and-rescue efforts in areas such as opening the tunnels where people have been trapped, technologies that help us locate people alive in the affected areas, quick forensic and DNA analysis and mortuaries to keep the bodies.
\nAn eleven member specialised technical reconnaissance team for tunnel rescue from India has been mobilized and a tunnel rescue team from China is expected to arrive very soon.
\nThe search and rescue teams including security personnel, provincial and local governments, medical and emergency responders are continuously working together in the affected areas of Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading and Chitwan Districts to locate, search, rescue and assist them who have been affected and need urgent help.<\/p>\n

The government has also expressed deep gratefulness to Nepal’s friends and partners for their solidarity, goodwill and generous offers of support at this difficult time. From India, we have already received more than 57 tons of relief materials. Essential items are also being received from China, Japan, Australia and other friends today. As relief operations continue, further assessments are being made and we will reach out to our neighbours and international partners for additional assistance and support as needed.<\/p>\n

“We express our sincere gratitude to our neighbours and friendly countries and partners for extending support and assistance at this difficult hour, and for expressing condolences and solidarity,” Minister Khanal said.<\/p>\n

The Ministry has confirmed that so far, 626 bodies have been recovered from the affected areas and about 2400 people are still unaccounted for. Over 4450 people have been rescued from the regions, including over 187 foreign nationals.<\/p>\n

The Government has also thanked all international well-wishers, organisations and other individuals willing to contribute material support, but said that at the moment Nepal will not be able to take them. However, Nepali as well as foreign nationals at home and abroad can contribute to the Prime Minister Relief Fund through a QR Code. Contributions for these efforts can be made through the link: https:\/\/pmdrf.nchl.com.np\/ as well.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On a different note, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that despite massive destruction and difficulties created by the Bhote Koshi River floods in areas of Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading and Chitwan, remaining parts of Nepal is normal as earlier and open for foreigners, travelers and tourists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kathmandu, Aug 29: The Government of Nepal has appealed to the public and national and the international media to rely on officially verified information and to avoid publishing and broadcasting unconfirmed reports. “We have seen some false reports circulating in national and foreign media that Nepal has rejected international assistance and support,” Foreign Minister Shisir […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","category-main-news","category-national"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53914"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53914"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53917,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53914\/revisions\/53917"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}