Kuala Lampur, Sept. 3 -- KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 - Mercy Malaysia has deployed a humanitarian team to Nepal to assess urgent needs following the catastrophic flash flood that struck the Bhote Koshi river system on Aug 26, with the team set to focus on search and rescue, emergency shelter, food, clean water and sanitation as millions of tonnes of debris hamper access to affected communities.

The disaster, triggered by an ice-and-rock avalanche and glacial collapse in the Himalayan region, sent a powerful surge of water, mud and debris through the Bhote Koshi and downstream river systems, severely affecting communities and critical infrastructure in Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Chitwan and other downstream districts.

Mercy Malaysia said its tea...