Swallowed by Silt: Survivors Recount Nepal Flood Horror
Nepali police have recovered 270 bodies as rescuers search for missing foreign tourists and residents after a glacial collapse sent debris down river valleys.
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Swallowed by silt: Survivors recount Nepal flood horror
A few walked alone, their faces frozen in shock, as helicopters landed every few minutes on a football field inside the town's military cantonment, whipping up clouds of dust. Among the survivors was customs agent Omkar Joshi, who spent the previous night stranded on a hilltop in the border town of Timure before being rescued. "Everything is finished," Joshi, 35, told AFP, his voice breaking with emotion. The town he fled had all but vanished be…
When he heard the grunting of the flooded river coming down the valley, the customs officer just had time to take refuge on a hill, like a thousand other inhabitants.For the others, "it's all over," sighs the survivor, who...
Teams conduct searches between valleys and slopes covered with rubble on the border between Nepal and the province of Tibet, China
Flood-ravaged districts: Swallowed by silt: Survivors recount Nepal flood horror
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