This Flood Took Everything: Nepal Survivors Recall Families Swept Away in Seconds
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This flood took everything: Nepal survivors recall families swept away in seconds
Survivors of the Nepal-Tibet border flash floods described watching relatives and neighbours swept away in mud and debris. As rescuers searched through sludge, families waited for the missing while the death toll climbed past 280.
In Nepal the clean-up work started after the flood disaster. So far, 177 deaths have been counted in Nepal alone.
Flash floods that hit the Nepal-Tibet border area on Wednesday have killed at least 270 people, according to data from Thursday morning. More than 1,300 people are missing, including almost 800 foreigners. According to experts' findings so far, the disaster was triggered by the collapse of a Himalayan glacier, which sent a mass of water, mud and rocks rushing through the valley. Rescuers are continuing the search for survivors on Thursday.
After the devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet, new videos show the power of the water masses. The floods destroyed multi-storey buildings and also pushed tons of boulders like Lego stones in front of them.
Nepal's rescue operations continue, after the floods that swept entire villages. Follow now on Antena 3
A huge wave of water, mud and rocks that crashed into rivers on the Nepal-Tibetan border destroyed villages and killed at least hundreds of people. Many more are still missing. Some survived only thanks to quick escape or luck. Others lost their loved ones and homes in a matter of minutes. Survivors...
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