Nepal and China: At least 157 dead after flash floods – hundreds of locals and tourists missing
The flash flood swept away entire villages and damaged roads, bridges and power plants. Not only in Nepal, but also in neighbouring Tibet, people are missing.
At least 157 people have died and hundreds are missing after a flash flood hit Nepal and neighbouring Tibet. The flash flood, which occurred in a mountainous region, has also left 384 tourists, including over 290 foreigners from countries such as Germany, the US, and Spain, missing. The disaster has caused widespread destruction, with entire villages swept away, roads, bridges, and power plants damaged, and thousands of people affected.
Authorities have issued a disaster warning for downstream areas in Nepal, and China's leader Xi Jinping has called for all available resources to be deployed to search for the missing.
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