गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Breaking ∕ Nepal, New Zealand PMs discuss flood response Breaking Nepal, New Zealand PMs discuss flood response KathmanduPati September 11, 2026 Kathmandu [Nepal], September 11 – Prime Minister Balendra Shah and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon held a telephone conversation on Friday discussing Nepal’s ongoing response to the devastating floods in the Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa. According to the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Shah briefed Luxon on the search, rescue, relief and rehabilitation efforts underway following the disaster. He also informed him about ongoing efforts to locate foreign nationals reported missing in the floods. Shah said the search for missing foreign nationals including five New Zealand citizens had been given high priority. He thanked the New Zealand government for providing humanitarian assistance worth NZ$2 million following the disaster. Shah also said Nepal was highly vulnerable to climate-induced disasters and sought New Zealand’s support in mobilising financial assistance for loss and damage through international forums. During the conversation, Luxon expressed condolences and solidarity on behalf of the New Zealand government and people over the devastating floods in Nepal. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepali Congress urges government to protect citizens after Saudi drone… Trump envoys confront Zelensky as US-Ukraine tensions escalate Indian Foreign Secretary to visit Nepal ahead of Balen’s India… Climate loss and damage fund approves $20 Million grant for… Nepal must accelerate reforms to exit FATF grey list BJP claims Rahul Gandhi visited Vietnam amid voter roll row Top Headlines Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms1 Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month5 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Now more than ever, support the IT sector “Ranju Darshana: Government has been using superiority approach to handling pandemic” The envisioned Defense University and its rationale Time Tested Friendship-Suresh Sharma Federal Parliament Secretariat returns badge pins to manufacturer Why US Indo-Pacific strategy will fail Agriculture: Nepal’s bridge to overcome economic crisis
