Nepal floods death toll climbs to 1385 with over 5000 missing
The UN says the disaster created 2.2 million tonnes of debris and left families waiting for news as rescue efforts continue.
- Two weeks after a glacier collapse triggered devastating floods in northern Nepal, more than 1,000 people have died and 5,132 remain missing, with debris covering entire communities.
- A fierce deluge of ice, boulders, and mud destroyed a border complex in Tibet, with China reporting more than 500 people missing in the Gyirong area.
- Across Chinese social media, many posts feature unanswered text messages and family photos as relatives appeal for missing border workers, hoping for news since the disaster.
- Chinese officials claim their information release has been "public, transparent and timely," while Yaqiu Wang, a human rights researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, says the government fears "collective grief."
- UNOPS regional director Sara Netzer, who was on the ground following the floods affecting around 84,000 people, noted the scale of destruction is unlike previous major disasters.
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The death toll from a devastating landslide and subsequent flash floods in Nepal has reached 1,386, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Management Agency (NDRRMA) said in its latest update, and was confirmed by Nepal Police. Rescue operations in the worst-hit Rasuwa region are continuing amid complicated conditions. Authorities say 5,130 people are still missing, including dozens of foreign tourists and hundreds of workers from lo…
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