Nepal flash flood live updates: more than 1,000 people missing after glacial collapse at Tibet border
00.37 EDTMore than 1,000 missing, the majority of them touristsMore than 1,000 people have now been declared missing after a catastrophic flash flood in Nepal and Tibet, the majority of which are tourists.Nepal’s disaster agency has said 823 people remain out of contact on…
- ▪00.37 EDTMore than 1,000 missing, the majority of them touristsMore than 1,000 people have now been declared missing after a catastrophic flash flood in Nepal and Tibet, the majority of which are tourists.Nepal’s disaster agency has said 82
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00.37 EDTMore than 1,000 missing, the majority of them touristsMore than 1,000 people have now been declared missing after a catastrophic flash flood in Nepal and Tibet, the majority of which are tourists.Nepal’s disaster agency has said 823 people remain out of contact on Thursday, more than 24 hours after the disaster hit. The 823 included at least 579 tourists, both Nepali and foreigners, it said in an update.At least 165 people are confirmed killed, in both Nepal and in China, where a further 558 people are reported missing.It was not immediately certain the numbers of missing were entirely separate or if any had been counted twice in the two countries’ tallies.ShareUpdated at 00.42 EDT
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