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The UK pledged £5 million and emergency responders to flood-hit Nepal, with about 33 British nationals unaccounted for after the 2026 floods.
By Laxman Rawal · Aug 28, 2026
The United Kingdom has offered £5 million to flood-hit Nepal , along with search-and-rescue help and consular teams, after the catastrophic floods of 26 August 2026 — a disaster in which around 33 British nationals are still believed to be unaccounted for…
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Speaking to reporters, Mr Burnham described the situation as grave. "It's a devastating picture that is emerging from what has happened in Nepal," he said, adding that the UK had "offered £5 million to help with that response effort." He said Britain was also…
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Beyond the money, the UK offered specialist emergency responders — a search-and-rescue capability of the kind Britain has deployed to earthquakes and floods elsewhere. Ministers were careful to frame this as conditional: whether foreign rescue teams are…
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The UK's pledge joined a fast-growing international response. India moved first in material terms, flying in around 50 tonnes of relief; the United States committed US$500,000 and a disaster-response adviser; the United Nations released US$2 million from its…
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