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At least 98 dead and hundreds missing due to an immense flood in Nepal

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At least 98 people have died and over 800 are missing after severe flooding caused by the Bhotekoshi river in Rasuwa, Nepal, near the China border. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) reported that 57 people are being treated in hospitals, and around 250 have been rescued. Nepal's Prime Minister, Balendra Shah, expressed condolences to the families of the victims and pledged to mobilize all resources for rescue operations.

Over 400 tourists, mostly pilgrims heading to Mount Kailash in Tibet, are also unaccounted for, with 484 tourists reported missing, including 93 Nepalis and 391 foreigners. The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has no record of any Spanish nationals affected or missing.

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