More than 550 missing in Tibet after floods that left hundreds also missing in Nepal
Rescuers are searching for more than 750 missing people as floodwaters and mudslides destroy roads, bridges and hydropower projects, officials said.
- On Wednesday, a massive flash flood originating near the Nepal-Tibet border killed at least 157 people and left hundreds missing as torrents of mud and debris swept through central Nepal.
- The German Research Centre for Geosciences detected a magnitude 4.4 earthquake shortly before the disaster, prompting officials to investigate whether seismic tremors triggered a glacial outburst in the Bhote Koshi river system.
- More than 600 emergency personnel deployed with vehicles and drones to search for survivors, while the Nepal Tourism Board reported 384 tourists unaccounted for, including nationals from India and the United States.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah placed Indian border states on high alert as floodwaters moved downstream, while China mobilized rescue teams in Gyirong County and UN Secretary-General António Guterres pledged support.
- Authorities warn that danger persists, urging residents to avoid the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers as damaged communications and unstable terrain continue hampering rescue efforts across affected districts.
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Over 800 Missing After Flash Floods in Nepal, Authorities Say
Nepal on Thursday said that more than 800 people, including nearly 580 tourists, were missing in the massive flash floods that swept through the country, leaving 165 dead. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) in a statement said
The Nepalese army and private helicopter operators have so far evacuated 114 people to safety.
After the disaster in the Himalayas, there are still hundreds of missing people in Nepal. And the question arises as to how the small nation can prepare itself for a future with a greater risk of floods.
The number of victims is increasing in Nepal after the flash flood. Hundreds of tourists are among the missing. The search continues, and according to officials, the floods were caused by an earthquake.
Nearly 1,500 missing in Nepal, China after devastating Himalaya flood
TRISHULI, Nepal/BEIJING — Nearly 1,500 people including at least 800 foreigners are missing across Nepal and China's Tibet, authorities said on Thursday, after a wall of mud and rock collapsed into a Himalayan river, sending catastrophic floods through towns and valleys. Rescuers in Nepal used helicopters to search for survivors and drop emergency supplies to thousands cut off after Wednesday's disaster swept a rugged mountainous region thronged…
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