Via his X account, the Caribbean nation’s Foreign Minister extended his sympathies to both governments and peoples.

Heavy rains over the past few days in northern India and Nepal have triggered floods and landslides, leaving more than 70 people dead and causing extensive material damage as rescue operations continue.

According to local media, the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh alone has recorded at least 62 deaths, 46 injuries, and damage to over a thousand homes following three days of rainfall.

In the case of Nepal, the current tragedy follows events in late August, when flash floods caused by sudden glacial melting resulted in over a thousand deaths and left more than three thousand people missing.

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