Sharp rise in number of people missing in Nepal as death toll reaches 903
The death toll from last week’s catastrophic flooding at the Nepal-China border region has reached 903, Nepal’s disaster authority said on Monday, from 788 previously recorded. The death toll in China was 16 as of Sunday. The number of missing people in Nepal rose to 4,247, including 592 foreign nationals, the National Disaster Risk Reduction … The post Sharp rise in number of people missing in…
The death toll from recent catastrophic flooding at the Nepal-China border region has surged to 903, with the number of missing people rising to 4,247, according to Nepal's disaster authority. This sharp increase comes after the previous update reported 2,502 people as missing on Sunday. The death toll in China stands at 16, as of Sunday. Emergency workers in Nepal have managed to rescue 10,451 people, bringing the total number of fatalities and missing persons on both sides of the border to 919 and 4,793, respectively.
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