Nepal Floods: Death Toll Climbs to 1,357 as Rescue Efforts Continue
Rescuers are still searching for 5,326 missing people as foreign experts join efforts and hydropower workers remain trapped, authorities said.
- On Tuesday, the death toll from Nepal's devastating floods rose to 1,357, with 5,326 people still missing, authorities said nearly two weeks after the August 26 glacial collapse.
- An ice-rock avalanche near the China-Nepal border triggered the disaster, sending the Bhotekoshi River raging downstream and washing away homes, roads, and hydropower projects across northern and central Nepal.
- Major rescue operations continue at hydropower projects where 121 men remain trapped in underground tunnels. Foreign experts from China, India, and South Korea are aiding Nepali teams, who rescued three survivors on Friday and Saturday.
- David Fisher of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said reaching isolated communities is a daunting task because of "narrow and dangerous" access routes. Around 3,500 people remain in government-run holding centers across three districts.
- Beyond Nepal, the disaster killed at least 43 people in Tibet, bringing the overall toll to 1,400 dead and 5,845 missing across the region. Reconstruction for Nepal's 30 million people could cost billions of dollars.
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5,326 people were reported missing, according to a new assessment. 1,357 died on Nepalese soil.
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Nepal Flood Death Toll Rises as Rescuers Scour Tunnels
The death toll from Nepal's devastating flood rose on Tuesday to 1,357, with 5,326 people still missing, the country's disaster authority said nearly two weeks after the August 26 disaster. In China, 43 people were confirmed dead and 519 missing, according to state media, bringing the overall toll to 1,400 dead and 5,845 missing. Rescue work continued in Nepal for a 14th day after the devastating glacial and mountain collapse near the China-Nepa…
Nepal flood death toll rises to 1,357 as rescuers scour tunnels
The death toll from Nepal’s devastating flood rose on Tuesday to 1,357, with 5,326 people still missing, the country’s disaster authority said nearly two weeks after the August 26 disaster. Rescue work continued in Nepal for a 14th day after the devastating glacial and mountain collapse near the China-Nepal border swept away roads, bridges and […]
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