# After Nepal’s flash-flood disaster, what the country really needs

https://mins.news/en/item/38478

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-31 10:12 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/8/31/after-the-flash-flood-disaster-here-is-what-nepal-really-needs?traffic_source=rss

> Five days after floods struck Nepal’s Rasuwa and Nuwakot regions, more than 4,700 people remain unaccounted for as authorities struggle with the growing number of recovered bodies. The disaster highlights urgent needs for glacier and flood early-warning systems, hazard monitoring, evacuation shelters and climate-resilient infrastructure. The article also calls on wealthy nations to provide new, grant-based Loss and Damage funding for recovery and rebuilding, amid the risk of a second flood.

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