Bishnu Prasad Paudel, the finance minister and deputy prime minister, expressed regret that the devastating floods and landslides had severely damaged people's wealth and promised that the government will do everything within its power to address the problem.

He remarked that everyone will deal with the current situation together after arriving home from his trip to China this afternoon. He also requested everyone to be patient and cooperative from their location.

On October 7, Chinese Deputy Prime Minister He Lifeng invited Finance Minister Paudel to visit China.