Nepal Authorities Raise Number of Missing to More than 800 After Floods that Also Left More than 550 Missing in China – WTOP News
- Nearly 1,500 people, including at least 800 foreigners, are missing in Nepal and Tibet following a glacial collapse that caused a landslide and floods in the Himalayas.
- Rescue efforts involve more than 5,000 army and police personnel and helicopters to search for survivors and deliver emergency supplies.
- The U.S. Geological Survey identified the disaster as seismic energy from a glacial collapse, not an earthquake.
- China and Nepal have mobilized hundreds of emergency workers and resources to conduct urgent search and rescue efforts.
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Nepal-Tibet floods live: Nearly 1,500 people missing in devastating ...
The number of victims is increasing in Nepal after the flash flood. Hundreds of tourists are among the missing. The search continues, and the cause is probably the breaking off of the glacier.
Nepal-Tibet: More than 800 missing in Nepal as authorities say glacier collapse triggered flash flood
In neighbouring Tibet, officials say more than 500 are missing - it's not clear if that figure overlaps with Nepal's. In Nepal, at least 177 bodies have been found.
The number of missing in Tibet after a landslide in Nepal exceeds 550, China warns of a new threatAfter a landslide and a sudden flood, 558 people, including 260 foreigners are believed missing. China has warned of the threat of new floods.
A day after a devastating flood washed away parts of Nepal and Tibet, official figures do not yet reflect the scale of the disaster. The registered death toll stands at 165 in Nepal, but no one believes that is an accurate representation of the actual number of victims. "This will still rise," a police spokesperson states emphatically. "The search continues now, and more bodies will be found." The number of missing persons is approaching 1,500…
Nepal authorities raise number of missing to more than 800 after floods that also left more than 550 missing in China – WTOP News
DEVIGHAT, Nepal (AP) — Nepal authorities raise number of missing to more than 800 after floods that also left more than 550 missing in China.
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