Nepal flash floods aftermath LIVE: Nepal-Tibet flood death toll rises to 1,243 as PM Shah flags climate change link
The death toll from flash floods in the Nepal-Tibet border region has risen to 1,243, with many people still missing. Prime Minister Balendra Shah is calling for international attention to the disaster, citing climate change as a primary driver.
Why it matters
This disaster highlights the increasing vulnerability of Himalayan regions to climate-induced extreme weather events and the resulting humanitarian crises.
The death toll from the devastating Nepal-Tibet flash floods surged to 1,243 on Wednesday (September 2), as rescuers battled rain and debris to trace those believed to be trapped in the tunnels along the course of the Bhotekoshi river and underground powerhouses in the Himalayan nation.
Prime Minister Balendra Shah said the disaster’s link to climate change must be strongly raised with the international community, as symbolic funerals were held by families of locals still missing after last week’s flash floods.
An agonising wait turned into sheer desperation for families in Maharashtra’s Thane as 10 local pilgrims remained completely untraceable a week after ferocious flash floods devastated the Nepal-China border, severing communication lines and wiping out entire transit checkpoints.
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