KATMANDU, Nepal: Flash floods from a mountain river swept away dozens of people along with their cattle and houses in western Nepal, officials said.
Police official Shailesh Thapa said 13 bodies have been recovered from the Seti river south of Mount Annapurna in Kaski district. Police were searching for dozens of missing people, including three Russian tourists who were trekking in the area, Thapa said. The names of the Russians were not immediately available.
The flooding reached the tourist resort town of Pokhara, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Katmandu.
Thapa said the floods were apparently triggered by an avalanche on Annapurna.
Thousands of trekkers visit the Annapurna region each year. May is the end of the trekking season, so not many tourists were still in the area.
Many villages are located on the banks of the Seti river, which is a main source of water in the region.
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13 killed in floods near Nepal’s Mount Annapurna
13 killed in floods near Nepal’s Mount Annapurna
Britain pledges major air defense package for Ukraine
- British defense ministry says some $200 million would go to a NATO scheme to buy American weaponry for Kyiv
BRUSSELS: Britain on Thursday pledged hundreds of millions of dollars in air defenses for Ukraine to help stave off Russian attacks on the country’s power and heating systems.
The British defense ministry said some $200 million would go to a NATO scheme backed by US President Donald Trump to buy American weaponry for Kyiv.
London will also send Ukraine 1,000 British-made lightweight missiles worth more than $500 million to Kyiv.
British defense minister John Healey said Ukraine’s allies “are more committed than ever to supporting Ukraine” as Russia’s war nears the start of its fifth year.
The announcement came as NATO defense ministers met in Brussels to discuss ramping up support to Ukraine.
Ferocious Russian bombardments on the war-torn country’s energy grid have seen heating and power cuts for swathes of the country during freezing winter conditions.
“It’s just terrorism against the civilian population of Ukraine,” said German defense minister Boris Pistorius.
“So it is necessary to ramp up the support for Ukraine in terms of self-defense.”
The British defense ministry said some $200 million would go to a NATO scheme backed by US President Donald Trump to buy American weaponry for Kyiv.
London will also send Ukraine 1,000 British-made lightweight missiles worth more than $500 million to Kyiv.
British defense minister John Healey said Ukraine’s allies “are more committed than ever to supporting Ukraine” as Russia’s war nears the start of its fifth year.
The announcement came as NATO defense ministers met in Brussels to discuss ramping up support to Ukraine.
Ferocious Russian bombardments on the war-torn country’s energy grid have seen heating and power cuts for swathes of the country during freezing winter conditions.
“It’s just terrorism against the civilian population of Ukraine,” said German defense minister Boris Pistorius.
“So it is necessary to ramp up the support for Ukraine in terms of self-defense.”
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