00:00Nepali officials expressed concern over insufficient information from China despite calls for improved data sharing and risk reduction measures prior
00:09to deadly flash floods.
00:11Three months before flash floods killed hundreds when it hurtled down a Himalayan valley, experts and officials from both countries
00:18met in Kathmandu to discuss the risk of such disasters.
00:21At the May 27 meeting in Nepal's capital, 10 officials from Nepal and about a dozen from China discussed strengthening
00:28cooperation to monitor and respond to floods, weather, and glacier-related hazards.
00:34This according to an agenda prepared by the Nepali side and seen by Reuters.
00:38The participants called for joint risk reduction measures including inventories of glacial lakes and hazard mapping.
00:45But two Nepali officials tell Reuters they did not receive as much information as they wanted from China.
00:51on glacier risks and water levels after the meeting.
00:54They fear insufficient data sharing could hamper their ability to anticipate and prepare for major disasters.
