More than 1,000 dead from catastrophic Nepal-China floods
KATHMANDU, Nepal — The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China passed 1,000 on Tuesday, authorities said, as rescue teams worked to reach communities cut off by the disaster. Nepal’s disaster agency said Tuesday that 987 deaths had been counted there, with 3,916 people missing, including 583 foreigners. Chinese authorities reported 16 deaths in their most recent update on Sunday.…
More than 1,000 people have died in catastrophic floods that struck Nepal and China, authorities announced on Tuesday. Rescuers are working to reach communities isolated by the disaster, with Nepal's disaster agency reporting 987 fatalities, including 583 foreigners. Chinese authorities have confirmed 16 deaths. The disaster began with a glacial collapse in the Himalayas, where rock, ice, and meltwater were dislodged from a glacier, triggering powerful floods downstream.
The seismic event was so intense that it registered as a magnitude 5.2 earthquake on satellite imagery.
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