Over 380 missing, including tourists, after flash flood on Nepal-Tibet border kills at least 22
The missing include travellers from Malaysia, India, the US and the UK, as well as over 90 Nepali nationals.
Over 400 tourists have gone missing, primarily from Malaysia, India, the United States, and the United Kingdom, following catastrophic floods that struck the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday, August 26th. The disaster claimed at least 95 lives, as verified videos depict numerous individuals being swept away by the raging waters. Authorities on both sides of the border are grappling with the possibility of a higher death toll and extensive damage, while Nepal's foreign minister Shisir Khanal suggested that an earthquake might have triggered an avalanche and subsequently caused the floods.
Approximately 403 tourists, comprising 341 foreigners, remain unaccounted for, according to Nepal's ministry of culture, tourism, and civil aviation. Among the missing are travelers from India, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Malaysia.
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