Nepal tunnel traps hinder flood rescue: How many are dead or missing?
Rescue teams in Nepal continue to search for thousands of missing people, five days after devastating flash floods that have left the Himalayan nation grappling with a major humanitarian crisis. Several hundred of those missing are believed to be trapped in tunnels swamped by debris from the floods, which started in Tibet and were triggered by a glacial collapse last week.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: More than 900 people have died, and nearly 5,000 people are missing across Nepal and Tibet.
- Fact 2: A glacier collapse sent a catastrophic flood roaring through Tibet and parts of Nepal on August 26.
- Fact 3: The glacier, roughly 5,200 metres high in the Himalayas, plunged about 1,200 metres and collected rock and debris before slamming into the Lende River.
- Fact 4: Nepali Prime Minister Balendra Shah wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday that almost 21,000 security personnel were involved in the rescue operations, besides civilian workers and volunteers.
Rescue teams in Nepal continue to search for thousands of missing people, five days after devastating flash floods that have left the Himalayan nation grappling with a major humanitarian crisis. Several hundred of those missing are believed to be trapped in tunnels swamped by debris from the floods, which started in Tibet and were triggered by a glacial collapse last week.
More than 900 people have died, and nearly 5,000 people are missing across Nepal and Tibet. Here’s what we know about the latest rescue efforts to recover the people missing due to the floods. What caused the Nepal-Tibet flash flood?
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