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Bracknell MP 'Stands with Nepal' as More than 1,000 Die in Floods and Avalanches
Search teams are still looking for more than 5,000 missing people after floods and avalanches destroyed towns and bridges, authorities said.
- On Thursday, the death toll from Nepal's flash floods reached 1,377 as authorities recovered more bodies from affected districts, while search and rescue operations continue for more than 5,000 people still missing.
- Catastrophic flash floods triggered by an August 26 ice-rock avalanche and glacier collapse near the Nepal–Tibet border swept through settlements in northern and central Nepal, destroying homes and infrastructure.
- Security personnel have rescued 13,656 people, while the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority reported 364 bodies recovered in Chitwan, 228 in Nawalparasi East, 222 in Nawalparasi West, and 198 in Nuwakot.
- Labour MPs Peter Swallow and Matt Rodda met Acting Ambassador Bipin Duwadi on Monday, September 7, to discuss the UK Government's £5 million aid pledge for Nepal's disaster response.
- Swallow stated, "Nepal has always stood with the UK in our greatest need. It is right that we stand by Nepal now, in theirs," as the disaster also killed 43 people in Tibet.
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Nepal raises its death toll to 1,377 as search and rescue operations continue
·Ankara, Türkiye
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The search for the missing continues as survivors begin to rebuild amidst the mud and rubble.
·Budapest, Hungary
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Nepal floods: Toll climbs to 1,377; search operations continue for more than 5,000 missing - The Tribune
The death toll due to the flash floods in Nepal rose to 1,377 on Thursday as more bodies were recovered from the affected districts, while rescue and search operations continue for more than 5,000 missing people, authorities said.
·Chandigarh, India
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