Death toll nears 400, rescuers search for 1,400 missing after Nepal-Tibet floods

Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah arrived in affected areas after flash floods and landslides struck the Nepal-Tibet border, leaving at least 392 people dead and thousands missing. Rescue teams waded through mud searching for over 1,400 people missing, with many of the missing being foreign tourists and Hindu pilgrims heading to Mount Kailash in Tibet.

The disaster was triggered by a glacial collapse, releasing a torrent of icy debris that flooded towns, destroying homes and infrastructure. Nepal's tourism board confirmed that tourists from Australia, Britain, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa, and South Korea were among those out of contact. Chinese Premier Li Qiang visited the area, while Chinese authorities mobilized nearly 800 emergency workers and sniffer dogs to aid the rescue efforts.

Nepali soldiers used sniffer dogs to search for bodies buried under the dirt, with authorities warning of potential further floods due to water trapped behind debris.