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Nepal flooding: 'We are disconnected from Kathmandu'

  • On Thursday, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor faced intense social media criticism after describing the Nepal flash floods as "the drama that had taken place in the hills" in a post on X.
  • Tharoor stated he arrived unaware of the disaster's scale; the death toll has reached 160, with around 2,000 people estimated missing, according to official reports.
  • Raging floodwaters destroyed at least 19 motorable bridges and washed away roughly 40 km of the Betrawati-Rasuwagadhi highway, while heavily damaging eight operational hydropower projects.
  • Rescue teams airlifted at least 414 stranded people, including 164 foreigners, by mid-day Thursday, though many villages remain cut off from communication.
  • Scientists warn of further flooding as authorities monitor an overflowing Tibetan lake, with another 3 million tons of water expected to enter the region shortly.
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zdfheute.de broke the news on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
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