This Flood Took Everything: Nepal Survivors Recall Families Swept Away in Seconds
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One woman claimed that her father, her mother, her sister and her nephews were dragged through the water in front of their own eyes.
The flood in Nepal destroys some cities almost completely, little is left of houses and other buildings. Family members hope for the return of missing persons, while helicopter survivors fly out of the region.
This flood took everything: Nepal survivors recall families swept away in seconds
Survivors of the Nepal-Tibet border flash floods described watching relatives and neighbours swept away in mud and debris. As rescuers searched through sludge, families waited for the missing while the death toll climbed past 280.
In Nepal the clean-up work started after the flood disaster. So far, 177 deaths have been counted in Nepal alone.
Flash floods that hit the Nepal-Tibet border area on Wednesday have killed at least 270 people, according to data from Thursday morning. More than 1,300 people are missing, including almost 800 foreigners. According to experts' findings so far, the disaster was triggered by the collapse of a Himalayan glacier, which sent a mass of water, mud and rocks rushing through the valley. Rescuers are continuing the search for survivors on Thursday.
After the devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet, new videos show the power of the water masses. The floods destroyed multi-storey buildings and also pushed tons of boulders like Lego stones in front of them.
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