Nepal flash floods: Death toll rises to 903, over 4,200 still missing
Catastrophic flash floods and landslides in Nepal have resulted in 903 deaths and over 4,200 missing persons. Rescue operations are ongoing with thousands of security personnel deployed, while authorities work to locate stranded Indian pilgrims.
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This is a major humanitarian disaster requiring significant international coordination and emergency response efforts in the Himalayan region.
The death toll from catastrophic flash floods and landslides in Nepal has risen to 903, according to Nepalese authorities, as large-scale rescue operations continue across flood-hit areas.The disaster has also left around 4,247 people missing, while 10,451 people have been rescued so far, the data showed.The floods and landslides, triggered by an ice-rock avalanche along the Tibet border, have left thousands of people missing or uncontactable, while nearly 20,000 security personnel and 14 military helicopters have been deployed for rescue and relief operations.The government of Andhra Pradesh said that, as of 7 am on Monday, an estimated 2,500 to 3,000 people remained missing or uncontactable, while more than 8,700 people had been evacuated by security forces.Several Indian nationals are also still untraceable following the floods and landslides.
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