Nepal steps up child travel security

Rescue workers stand beside buildings that collapsed in an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. A major earthquake has hit Nepal near the Chinese border between the capital of Kathmandu and Mount Everest less than three weeks after the country was devastated by a quake. (AP Photo/Ranup Shrestha)

Children travelling in Nepal will now need to be accompanied by their parents or a legal guardian, as the government steps up efforts to prevent the trafficking following the country’s powerful earthquakes.

The Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare said on Tuesday that the ban is aimed at protecting homeless children who are living in tent camps where there are large numbers of people.

It said an approval letter issued by a district Child Welfare Board will be needed for any other adults travelling with children from one district to another.

The earthquakes on April 25 and May 12 killed at least 8673 people in Nepal.

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