Number of Missing in Nepal, China Floods Soars to Nearly 3,000, with 633 Bodies Recovered
NUWAKOT, Nepal (AFP-Jiji) — Rescuers in Nepal and China were still battling Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region, engulfing villages.
A deadly flood in the Himalayan region has left nearly 3,000 people missing and 633 bodies recovered, with some believed to have been swept downstream as far as India. Nepal's disaster authority added 933 hydropower workers to a missing persons list, alongside trekkers and pilgrims to Tibet's Mount Kailash. Survivors described the settlement near the river as completely washed away, with no signs of life.
The trauma of the catastrophe has been immense, with the Red Cross estimating that up to 93,000 people may have been affected. Emergency teams are racing to retrieve survivors, but fears of further flooding remain. In Tibet, China suspended its rescue operation due to the risk of renewed flooding, but later reported two villagers rescued.
On the Nepali side, the military located people trapped in the Trishuli 3A hydropower project, where rescue efforts continue for over a hundred. Some 350 workers and residents were brought to safety, but more remain trapped. The death toll in Nepal is currently 626, with 2,426 people still unaccounted for. Seven bodies have been recovered in India, among them scores of Hindu devotees on their way to Mount Kailash for a pilgrimage.
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