A catastrophic flash flood has devastated the Nepal-Tibet border region, leaving 797 confirmed dead and over 3,000 people missing as rescuers race against time amid fears of further flooding. Entire villages have been swallowed by the deluge, with survivors and aid workers wading through treacherous, leg-sucking mud to search for those trapped or swept away. The disaster has also affected hundreds of foreigners, and some bodies have reportedly been carried downstream as far as India. Rescue efforts remain critical as the threat of new inundation looms over the already devastated area.
Total of confirmed 797 dead and more than 3,000 missing amid threat of fresh inundationNepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates‘Their whole village has disappeared’: frantic hunt for survivors in Kathmandu hospitalRescuers in Nepal and Tibet have battled through leg-sucking mud amid the threat of fresh flooding to search for thousands of people still missing after a deadly wall of water swept through the Himalayan border zone, engulfing entire villages.The latest updates on Sunday put the number of missing at 3,048, including hundreds of foreigners. There was a total of 797 confirmed deaths across Nepal and Tibet, and reports of some bodies swept downstream possibly as far as India. Continue reading...
