Nepal on high alert for fresh flooding after river levels rise as death toll passes 900
Rescuers are searching for 4,247 people as authorities warn of fresh flooding after a glacial collapse sent debris and water through Himalayan valleys.
- On Monday, authorities confirmed 42 Australians remain missing five days after a catastrophic glacier collapse triggered deadly floods and mudslides across Nepal and Tibet, with the regional death toll climbing above 800.
- Approximately 10,000 Nepali troops have joined specialist teams from China and India to battle rugged terrain and rising water levels in the Bhote Koshi River, where crews are using heavy machinery to clear tunnel debris.
- With Canberra committing $2 million in direct assistance via the Australian Defence Force, Australia's total humanitarian support has reached $8 million, supported by more than $3.5 million raised by the Emergency Action Alliance comprising 15 charities.
- Amid deteriorating conditions, authorities have begun mass burials of unidentified victims and requested international assistance for DNA testing, even as Save the Children has successfully reunited 69 children with their families since Friday.
- A public candlelight vigil will be held at Melbourne's Federation Square this evening to honor those killed, as authorities warn that chances of finding survivors are slowly dimming on day five.
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Today, the number of victims of the floods that struck the Nepali Rasoa region and its surroundings near the border with China rose to 903.
The flood in Nepal worsens to 903 dead and 4,247 missing on Monday, August 31. Relief work is turning into a real race against the clock. Near the disaster areas, long lists are placed with the names of the victims saved. (International).
Sharp rise in number of people missing in Nepal as death toll reaches 903
The death toll from last week’s catastrophic flooding at the Nepal-China border region has reached 903, Nepal’s disaster authority said on Monday, from 788 previously recorded. The death toll in China was 16 as of Sunday. The number of missing people in Nepal rose to 4,247, including 592 foreign nationals, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said in its latest update. This is a sharp increase from Sunday, when 2,502 per…
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Nuwakot, 31 Aug. (askanews) - Mud, damaged buildings and roads invaded by debris in Nuwakot, Nepal, six days after the floods that devastated the areas on the border with Tibet. In Nepal the budget rose to at least 903 deaths and 4,247 missing. Among them there are also 592 foreigners and hundreds of workers employed in hydroelectric projects along the Trishuli river. In Tibet, according to the Chinese state media, the victims are at least 16 an…
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