Nepal is seeking “climate compensation” from the United
States, India and China after a devastating flash flood in the Bhote Koshi
River a week ago swept away villages in at least three districts. The Himalayan
country has identified the three nations as among the world’s major greenhouse
gas emitters.
Emergency rescue teams have so far recovered more than 1,100
bodies in the disaster. However, nearly 4,500 people remain missing after a
massive surge of freezing water, rocks and debris swept dow...
