Nepal flood death toll rises to 1,287, with 5,083 missing: disaster authority
A catastrophic glacial and mountain collapse on the China-Nepal border has resulted in over 1,300 deaths and thousands of missing persons. Search and rescue efforts are ongoing, with hundreds of foreign nationals still unaccounted for.
Why it matters
This disaster highlights the increasing vulnerability of Himalayan regions to climate-induced geological instability.
KATHMANDU - Devastating floods on the China-Nepal border have killed at least 1,287 people in Nepal, the disaster authority said Friday, with the number of missing at 5,083.
Chinese state media reported 21 people killed in Tibet and 541 missing, taking the total toll from the August 26 glacial and mountain collapse to 1,308 dead and 5,624 missing.
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