The Portuguese government has identified 34 national citizens in Nepal through close contact with the embassy in New Delhi and locally with the Honorary Consul in Kathmandu, confirmed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Notícias ao Minuto.
“So far, the MFA has identified and maintained active contact with the 34 national citizens identified—all are well and safe, having been regularly contacted by the Consular Emergency Office,” the ministry stated.
The office further emphasizes that, “with the resumption of commercial flights planned, there is currently no need for extraordinary evacuation, although the situation on the ground will continue to be reassessed.”
Assuring that it is “closely monitoring the situation in Nepal,” the Government explains that not only “an effort was made to identify national citizens in the country’s capital,” but also “Travel Advice was updated with specific recommendations.”
“National citizens were advised to avoid demonstrations and areas where protests occur, to respect the locally decreed curfew, and to strictly follow the instructions of Nepalese authorities,” it adds.
The wave of violence in Nepal continues. At least 25 people have died and more than 600 were injured in anti-government protests that have taken place for several days in the country where at least two Portuguese nationals are stranded after the hotel they were staying in was vandalized.
The ministry also urges any national citizens who have not been contacted to reach out to the Consular Emergency Office at +351 21 792 97 14 / 96 170 64 72 /707 20 2000 or the Portuguese Embassy in New Delhi at 0091 1146071001 or via email at em*****@************ia.com, providing travel dates and plans as a precautionary measure.
In recent days, tens of thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Nepal’s capital to express their outrage at the authorities’ decision to block most social networks, including Facebook, X, and YouTube, claiming that the companies did not register and submit to governmental oversight.
The ‘Generation Z’ protest, as this demonstration is being called—referring to those born between 1995 and 2010, the generation primarily opposing the government decision—also calls for an “end to corruption.”
According to international media reports, Nepalese police violently suppressed the demonstrations, resulting in at least 19 civilian deaths.
