Nepal flood disaster puts climate justice under spotlight

Days after devastating floods swept through Nepal's Bhotekoshi-Trisuli river basin, the true scale of the disaster is still emerging.

More than 1,250 people have been confirmed dead and almost 4,000 are still missing.

Buildings, bridges, roads and over a dozen hydropower facilities have been destroyed, causing an estimated $2.6 billion (€2.24 billion) in damage to public and private infrastructure, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA).

Search and rescue operations for missing people remain underway, with families still hoping for their safe return.

The exact cause of the glacial collapse remains unclear, but experts say climate change is causing glaciers to melt worldwide, increasing the risk of such disasters.

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For Nepal, the disaster has raised a question that goes beyond rescue and reconstruction.

It's about climate justice and who should bear the costs and responsibility for such environmental disasters when the Himalayan nation contributes only a tiny fraction of global greenhouse gas emissions yet faces increasingly severe climate-related risks.