Death toll from devastating floods in China and Nepal surpasses 1,000
Rescue efforts continue to focus on hydropower sites, where hundreds of workers are believed to be trapped. The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China has surpassed 1,000 and more than 4,400 people remain missing as rescue crews work to reach communities cut off by the disaster.
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- Fact 1: The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China has surpassed 1,000 and more than 4,400 people remain missing as rescue crews work to reach communities cut off by the disaster.
- Fact 2: Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said on Tuesday that 987 deaths had been counted in the country, with 3,916 people missing, including 583 foreigners.
- Fact 3: Nepal FM speaks to Al Jazeera on devastating floods ‘Nothing is usable’: Nepal residents return to flood-ravaged homes Aftermath of the Nepal-China floods in 30 Photos Chinese authorities reported 16 deaths and 546 people still missing, including 261 foreigners, in their most recent update on Sunday.
- Fact 4: The disaster hit on August 26, beginning with a chain of events high in the Himalayas, when a glacial collapse sent large amounts of rock, ice and meltwater into valleys below, triggering powerful floods downstream.
Rescue efforts continue to focus on hydropower sites, where hundreds of workers are believed to be trapped. The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China has surpassed 1,000 and more than 4,400 people remain missing as rescue crews work to reach communities cut off by the disaster.
Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said on Tuesday that 987 deaths had been counted in the country, with 3,916 people missing, including 583 foreigners. Nepal FM speaks to Al Jazeera on devastating floods ‘Nothing is usable’: Nepal residents return to flood-ravaged homes Aftermath of the Nepal-China floods in 30 Photos Chinese authorities reported 16 deaths and 546 people still missing, including 261 foreigners, in their most recent update on Sunday. The disaster hit on August 26, beginning with a chain of events high in the Himalayas, when a glacial collapse sent large amounts of rock, ice and meltwater into valleys below, triggering powerful floods downstream.
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