Ambassador-designate of Nepal Deep Kumar Upadhyay on Sunday expressed gratitude to India for its quick response in helping its quake-hit neighbour.
Mr. Upadhyay thanked the Indian government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh for launching large scale rescue operations in Nepal.
“India has been kind enough for this type of rescue operation. The Indian Prime Minister and Home Minister talked to me,” he said.
He also added that both governments were coordinating with each other on rescue works and expressed fear that the toll may get higher.
“The scale of devastation is so big that the death toll is getting higher and higher. Reports are yet to come from Kathmandu valley, parts of Kathmandu, Bhaktarpur, Lalitpur, other sub-urban regions and high mountain areas so the toll may increase,” he said.
