Nepal flood death toll rises to 734
With 16 people confirmed dead in Tibet, the overall death toll rises to 750, with 3,044 still missing after devastating floods near Nepal's border with China.
Devastating floods near the Nepal-China border have claimed at least 734 lives, with 2,498 people still missing, according to Nepal's disaster authority. Rescue efforts are in their fifth day. Earlier, Chinese state media reported 16 deaths in Tibet and 546 people missing after the disaster on Wednesday. The overall death toll now stands at 750, with 3,044 people reported missing.
In Nepal, the number of missing individuals has increased from 2,426 to 2,498, including 589 foreigners, up from 517 previously recorded. Additionally, 933 workers on hydropower projects along the river were listed as missing. The disaster authority stated that a total of 8,186 people have been rescued, with 227 foreigners among them.
In India, authorities recovered seven bodies believed to be flood victims from rivers originating in Nepal, though these are not included in the toll.
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