Nepal flood death toll rises to 781, with 2,502 missing
KATHMANDU: Devastating floods near the border with China killed at least 781 people in Nepal, its disaster authority said on Sunday, with 2,502 people missing as rescue efforts continued for a fifth day.
An unprecedented flood in Nepal has claimed at least 781 lives, with 2,502 people still missing, according to the country's disaster authority. The disaster, which occurred near the Chinese border, continues to threaten lives as rescue efforts persist into a fifth day. Chinese authorities have reported 16 deaths in Tibet and 546 people missing following the disaster on Wednesday, raising the overall death toll to 797 and leaving 3,048 people unaccounted for.
Among the missing are 592 foreign nationals and 933 workers on hydropower projects along the river that the floodwaters ravaged. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority has updated the missing citizens count to 1,910, with 562 unaccounted for in the hardest-hit district of Rasuwa. In India, authorities have recovered seven bodies from rivers originating in Nepal, believed to be flood victims, though they are not included in the reported toll.
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