54 Malaysians among 4,471 missing in Nepal-Tibet floods
KATHMANDU, Nepal: At least 4,471 people were listed as missing on Monday, with a further 955 confirmed dead, after the flash floods and landslides that hit the Nepal-Tibet border.
On Monday, the Nepalese disaster agency updated the total number of missing persons in the aftermath of flash floods and landslides on the Nepal-Tibet border to 3,925, with 939 confirmed deaths. Separately, 546 people were listed as missing in Tibet, with 16 confirmed dead. The combined total of missing individuals is 4,471, while 955 people have been confirmed dead.
Among those missing are 592 foreigners, though their nationalities are not specified by the Nepal Tourism Board. Chinese officials reported that at least 261 foreign nationals were unaccounted for in Tibet. In India, authorities recovered 17 bodies from rivers that originated in Nepal, but these fatalities are not yet included in the toll.
The missing include 639 individuals working on hydropower projects, 45 Nepali Army soldiers, 38 police officers, and 18 customs and immigration officers. Nepal's Nuwakot district alone has 1,158 people unaccounted for. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported that 104 Nepali nationals were missing in Tibet. China's foreign ministry stated that nearly 100 Chinese nationals were missing in Nepal.
Meanwhile, India's foreign ministry reported that 275 Indian citizens were missing, along with 128 persons of Indian origin. Chinese state media added that 49 Indian nationals were missing in Tibet. About 85 U.S. citizens were among the missing, with nine rescued, and 18 unaccounted for in Tibet. Eighteen U.S. citizens remained missing in Tibet, according to Chinese state media.
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