Death toll from flash floods rises to 469 with rescuers in Nepal and China working to find hundreds missing
Authorities say hundreds have been rescued as a newly formed border lake raises fears of a downstream breach.
- On Friday, the death toll from massive flash floods in Nepal rose to 469, as authorities intensified search-and-rescue operations for hundreds of people still missing along the Nepal-China border.
- Authorities reported more than 1,400 people missing across Nepal and Tibet as of Wednesday, marking one of the region's worst disasters in recent years and complicating rescue logistics.
- Images from Nepal's hard-hit Nuwakot district showed mud-covered buildings and streets, while in Tibet's Shigatse prefecture, a two-lane road running along a river was completely buried by debris.
- President Donald Trump pledged support from the Oval Office, offering to provide "anything they want" after noting how buildings were "wiped out like they were toothpicks," while families like Rajan Tamang's mourn missing relatives.
- Aerial footage confirms a lake has formed and expanded on the China-Nepal border, with authorities warning that a possible dam break creates an immediate hazard for rescue teams in remote flood zones.
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The rescue forces are fighting in Nepal and Tibet against the consequences of a deadly flood – but now a new danger costs valuable time. Due to a new lake and the concern about a possible dam break, the rescue work in a particularly severely hit area had to be temporarily interrupted. At the same time, the number of deaths continues to increase. According to the police, 469 bodies were now recovered in Nepal. Together with the three deaths repor…
The rescue teams reported yesterday that bodies were recovered hundreds of kilometers downstream of the disaster zone in Nepal, near the border with Tibet's Chinese territory, while the teams continue to search for at least 1,400 people missing due to Wednesday's sudden floods, which have left about 400 dead.
The Nepalese government has released the names of hundreds of tourists who are still missing. The list includes 537 foreign citizens who have not been contacted since Wednesday.
Nepal flash flood rescue efforts intensify as death toll rises
Rescuers pulled out survivors and helicopters lifted stranded people to safety as Nepal and China raced to respond after catastrophic flash floods killed hundreds of people and left more than 1,500 missing.
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