OTTAWA – The federal government has 10 officials on the ground in Nepal to support Canadians affected by flooding, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Monday.
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OTTAWA – The federal government has 10 officials on the ground in Nepal to support Canadians affected by flooding, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Monday.
OTTAWA – The federal government has 10 officials on the ground in Nepal to support Canadians affected by flooding, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Monday.
In a statement posted on social media, Anand said the officials, which include a member of the RCMP, are working to locate missing Canadians and support affected families.
“Our priority is to locate Canadians and permanent residents and confirm their safety while offering support wherever and whenever possible,” she said.
Flash flooding killed some 800 people and left roughly 3,000 missing, after a glacier collapsed in the Himalayan border region between Nepal and China.
Anand said on social media on Saturday that one Canadian who was previously unaccounted for had been found safe.
She said Monday that 30 Canadians and permanent residents remain missing, a number she says may change as the government gets more information.
“We recognize with empathy the profound impact that this situation is having on families and communities across our country,” said Anand. “We remain in direct contact with all affected families through designated points of contact within each family and through a collective meeting with them today.”
