Rain, Rising Rivers Hamper Nepal Tunnel Rescue as Disaster Missing Toll Nears 3,000
Rescuers are searching for hundreds of hydropower workers and trekkers as rain and rising rivers slow efforts, officials said.
- On Sunday, rescuers in Nepal and China searched for nearly 3,000 missing people after a glacial collapse Wednesday triggered a tsunami-like wall of water through the Himalayan region, leaving 691 confirmed dead.
- The Geological Survey attributed the disaster to a glacial collapse that struck energy infrastructure across the region; authorities listed 933 hydropower workers among the missing, with more than 100 potentially trapped in tunnels at Trishuli sites.
- In Nepal, 2,426 people remain out of contact, including 517 foreigners, while across the border in Tibet, authorities reported 16 dead and 546 missing alongside successful evacuation of 555 stranded tourists.
- The United States and Canada each pledged US$3.6 million in humanitarian aid, while the UK offered US$6.8 million and the European Union promised US$2.3 million to support relief efforts.
- Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal warned reconstruction costs could reach "billions of dollars," while rescue operations face ongoing challenges from heavy rains and rising river waters hampering recovery efforts.
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After the devastating floods in China and Nepal, the number of deaths has risen to 750. Around 3000 people are still missing.
Flooding in Nepal and Tibet Live Updates: at Least 750 Dead, Rising Waters Complicate Rescue Efforts
Rescue operations continued Sunday in the Himalayan region affected by the floods, where a new provisional death toll stands at 734 in Nepal and 16 in Tibet, bringing the total to 750 dead and more than 3,000 missing. Heavy rains and rising waters are complicating rescue efforts, with Nepalese authorities urging caution after a river in northeastern Nepal swelled. Follow our live coverage.
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Nepal has revised upwards the number of dead and missing after floods, bringing the total death toll to 750.
The authorities of China and Nepal have updated the number of dead and disappeared after the mud avalanche that caused floods at the border two two countries on the fourth (26): 691 bodies have already been recovered until the night of Saturday (29), being 675 on the Nepalese side and 16 on the Chinese territory of Tibet. Another seven bodies recovered river below, in territory in northern India, are currently in the process of identification. T…
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