Minelle Fernandez
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“40 kilometres of roads have been absolutely swept away”
Minelle Fernandez · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-31
Al Jazeera's Minelle Fernandez reported that accessibility has been restored on many roads but a significant stretch was destroyed by the floods.
“So there are challenges on the ground in getting this aid to communities, but the authorities, as well as the agencies and their networks are working their way through it.”
Minelle Fernandez · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-31
Al Jazeera's Minelle Fernandez described the difficulties of delivering aid to flood-affected communities in Nepal.
“The government is trying to give it its best shot, bringing in these experts to see if there is any way or means of bringing out anyone who is still alive,”
Minelle Fernandez · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Nepal requested specialist help from India and China to aid in rescue operations.
“The reason the [Nepalese] foreign ministry spokesman said that this decision has been taken is because lives are at stake and that it is very, very urgent,”
Minelle Fernandez · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Minelle Fernandez discussed why Nepal requested specialist rescue assistance from India and China.
“The reason that initially Nepal had said they didn’t want assistance is they didn’t want the chaos which comes with huge teams being fanned out in different areas.”
Minelle Fernandez · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Minelle Fernandez explained why Nepal initially hesitated to request foreign assistance.
“Everyone is fighting for answers, waiting for some glimmer of hope, and right now that’s hard to come by,”
Minelle Fernandez · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28
She described crowds gathered near Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital inquiring about missing loved ones.
“They have appealed for other forms of aid, for maybe cash disbursements, because obviously this is a mammoth task,”
Minelle Fernandez · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28
Reporting from Kathmandu, she said Nepal had decided it could handle initial rescue work but appealed for other forms of aid.