Nepal floods: Missing tally rises to 2,482, including 320 Indians; disaster toll hits 584
Severe flooding in Nepal and Tibet has resulted in at least 584 deaths and over 2,400 missing persons. Rescue operations are currently hampered by unstable terrain and the threat of further glacial lake outbursts.
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This is a major humanitarian disaster with significant geopolitical implications regarding cross-border rescue efforts and climate-related infrastructure risks.
NEW DELHI: At least 584 people were dead and 2,482 missing across Nepal and Tibet by Friday evening after the Bhote Koshi-Trishuli disaster, with Nepal accounting for 579 deaths and 1,924 missing and Tibet reporting five dead and 558 missing. The scale remained fluid, as Nepal Police maintained a higher list of those unaccounted for; tunnel searches continued and large numbers of people remained cut off or out of communication.Rescue teams on both sides of the border were repeatedly forced to reassess and retreat Friday as an unstable barrier lake overflowed into Bhote Koshi river, sent a fresh surge downstream and briefly halting operations. Hours later, another avalanche dumped an estimated 50,000 cubic metres of ice debris.
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