Issuing a press statement on Monday, the US embassy in Kathmandu said the comprehensive disaster relief effort focuses on building multilateral interoperability in disaster response between the two countries to increase preparation and risk mitigation. [break]
The DREE is part of Pacific Resilience, the United States Army Pacific Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Initiative, which intends to bring the disaster response stakeholders from all levels of government, military and civilian agencies together in one venue to build working relationships for future relief endeavors.
The event is taking place at a time when a 6.9 magnitude earthquake has hit the Himalayan regions Sunday evening, leaving at least nine people dead and scores of others injured in Nepal alone.
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