Modi calls up Nepal PM, offers help to deal with flood

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Aug 18 2017 | 6:42 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today made a telephonic call to his Nepal counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba and offered all possible assistance from India to deal with the situation created by floods.
Widespread flooding and landslides in Nepal have killed 120 people and nearly 35 people are missing. Over six million people have been affected by the incessant rains across the country.
"The prime minister conveyed condolences at the loss of lives in Nepal due to recent widespread floods and expressed readiness to provide all possible relief assistance," the PMO said in a statement.

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First Published: Aug 18 2017 | 6:42 PM IST

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