Kathmandu, July 9 -- Nepali lawmakers have demanded a cross-border information sharing mechanism with China following the devastating flood of Tuesday, which till now has claimed nine lives, with 19 still unaccounted for.

Addressing Wednesday's parliamentary session, lawmakers from both the opposition as well as ruling parties demanded a cross-border sharing mechanism with China as it was absent on Tuesday.

"In those areas there is absence of proper sirens and presage. In the absence of those, the damages incurred have been the preliminary suspicion. But now in the border areas that Nepal shares with China, glaciers are at risk and can explode at any time, inviting another disaster. Regarding this issue, the Government of Nepal should h...