UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent a message of condolences to Nepalese President Ram Chandra Paudel following floods and landslides that left a number of people dead and injured.

He also wished all those injured a speedy recovery.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, also sent similar messages of condolences to President Paudel.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed also sent messages of condolences to Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah.

The UAE has allocated $10 million in relief aid to support those affected by the disaster.

Devastating floods

More than 1,400 people were reported missing and 392 confirmed dead following flash floods and landslides along the Nepal-Tibet border.

Search and rescue operations are continuing across debris-covered valleys and mountain slopes.

Both countries attributed the flooding to the collapse of a glacier, which sent vast quantities of rock, ice, mud and debris into river systems across the mountainous region.