Nepal's Disaster Agency Says Death Toll in Flash Floods Climbs to 626 with 2,426 People Missing in the Country
Rescuers are searching for nearly 2,000 missing people as poor weather and mud slow helicopter access, officials said.
- On Saturday, Nepal's disaster agency reported the death toll from flash floods along the Nepal-China border rose to 626, with 2,426 people still missing as search-and-rescue operations entered their fourth day.
- Wednesday's disaster originated from a glacier collapse that formed a new lake in the Himalayan mountains, which began overflowing and prompted warnings of potential further inundation.
- Nepali Army spokesperson Gen. Raja Ram Basnet reported rescuers navigate 4 to 5 feet of mud, having successfully rescued more than 3,700 people despite challenging conditions.
- Families in the Nuwakot district gathered at relief centers to search lists of missing relatives, while aid trucks traveled from Kathmandu toward the hardest-hit areas.
- Monitoring data from the Chinese Ministry of Water Resources showed the lake size has dwindled, though poor weather hampered aerial search operations for the 554 people missing in Tibet.
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The number of victims of massive floods that hit areas in Nepal and the Tibet region of China has risen further.
Nepal: 626 bodies recovered, search on for 2,000 missing
Flash floods in central Nepal have caused a significant rise in the death toll to 626, with nearly 2,000 people still reported missing. Rescue and relief operations are ongoing, evacuating thousands of stranded individuals across eight affected districts. Authorities warn of potential further flooding due to rising water levels.
The death toll from devastating flash floods in the Himalayan border region between Nepal and China has risen to more than 600 in Nepal, with at least 616 bodies recovered so far, police said on Saturday. More than a third of the bodies […] The post Death toll in Nepal Floods Surpasses 600, More Than 2,000 Missing appeared first on Novi list.
We do not need rescuers: according to the Minister of Finance, the country needs 4-5 billion dollars for reconstruction. And foreign technical assistance for the rescue operations in the tunnels, the DNA tests and the restoration of transport
A massive landslide has hit the Himalayan region between Nepal and Tibet. 626 people have been confirmed dead and over 2,400 are missing. At the same time, it is difficult to gain insight into Chinese-controlled Tibet. Here's what we know about the disaster so far.
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