Nepal und China: Mindestens 157 Todesopfer nach Sturzflut – Hunderte Einheimische und Touristen vermisst
Bei der Sturzflut wurden ganze Dörfer weggespült und Straßen, Brücken sowie Kraftwerke beschädigt. Dabei werden nicht nur in Nepal Menschen vermisst, sondern auch im angrenzenden Tibet.
Massive flash floods in the mountainous region of Nepal and neighboring Tibet have claimed at least 157 lives, according to official reports. Hundreds more people are missing, with the death toll likely to rise further. The extent of the damage and number of missing individuals is still being determined. Hundreds of travelers, including over 290 foreigners from countries such as Germany, the USA, and Spain, are also missing.
Chinese State and Party Leader Xi Jinping has pledged to use all available resources to search for the missing. Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah has deployed the army and other security forces to aid rescue operations. A disaster warning has been issued for downstream areas in the Himalayan state. Flash floods are not the first to hit the region; in the past year alone, another caused at least nine deaths, and a bridge crucial for trade and transport between Nepal and China was washed away.
The cause of the sudden flooding is unclear, but climate experts at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in Kathmandu believe a glacier landslide triggered the events. Last year, a flash flood on the same river claimed at least nine lives, and the so-called "Friendship Bridge" linking Nepal and China was also destroyed. The disaster was attributed to a glacier lake in Tibet bursting.
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