The Latest: Almost 2,000 Missing in Nepal as Himalayan Border Flash Flood Death Toll Passes 570
Rescue teams have reached the hardest-hit site as authorities monitor an overflow threat from a debris dam and more than 1,400 people remain missing.
- Nepal reported the death toll from catastrophic flash flooding has risen to 538, as rescue workers resumed searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border. Chinese state media reported teams reached the "core rescue site" on Friday afternoon.
- A catastrophic glacier collapse triggered flash flooding that wiped out villages along a 40km to 50km stretch of terrain. Disaster management officials described the event as a "tsunami from the sky."
- More than 1,400 people remain missing, including 517 foreign nationals from over 30 countries. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lok Bahadur Chhetri said, "For now we don't require such help," despite offers from India, China, and Britain.
- Authorities warned a newly formed flood lake holding roughly 2 million cubic meters of water risks breaching, with an additional 3 million cubic meters expected over three days. The immediate threat eased but officials continue closely monitoring the situation.
- Continuing rain through the coming week threatens to destabilize soil as an eight-member engineering team builds 3D models and digs a drainage channel. Engineer Chen Hanxiao noted the terrain's difficulty, citing "isolated cliffs" along the lake.
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The number of people killed by the devastating flood that hit northern Nepal and Chinese Tibet on Wednesday is now 584, according to the latest official balances released on Friday. On both sides of the border, 2,482 people are still missing. The figure went up during the day in Nepal, where the disappeared almost doubled in a matter of hours, passing from 977 to 1,924. One of the three disappeared Spaniards has been "localized", according to th…
The number of deaths in Nepal has risen to more than 500 after the devastating flood. Almost 1000 people are missing. Impressions from the disaster region of SPIEGEL correspondent Serafin Reiber.
In Nepal, nearly 4,500 people were rescued, including 129 foreigners, according to the authorities.
More than 100 workers trapped in the tunnel of a hydroelectric power plant. Resumed the search for the missing
Chinese officials have warned of escalating search and rescue efforts as flooding in Nepal enters a critical phase, with a lake created by a landslide at risk of overflowing. The death toll has risen to 547.
Attempted rescue of 100 people trapped in hydroelectric power plant… "No help needed from other countries yet" Rescue operations in Nepal and China temporarily suspended due to concerns of 'secondary flooding' Correspondent Son Hyun-kyu = It has been a long time since large-scale flooding occurred in the Himalayan mountain region bordering Nepal and China
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