Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah called floods that killed at least 1,400 people a 'Himalayan tsunami' in his address to the UN General Assembly on September 25, 2026, urging climate justice. The catastrophic flooding devastated the country and highlighted climate vulnerability.
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Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah brought a stark warning from the Himalayas to the UN General Assembly on Thursday, saying catastrophic floods that killed at least 1,400 people in his country laid bare the human cost of climate change, and the failure of the international system to protect those least responsible for it.
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