Death toll from devastating floods in China and Nepal surpasses 1,000
- Rescue efforts continue to focus on hydropower sites, where hundreds of workers are believed to be trapped.
- The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China has surpassed 1,000 and more than 4,400 people remain missing as rescue crews work to reach communities cut off by the disaster.
- Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said on Tuesday that 987 deaths had been counted in the country, with 3,916 people missing, including 583 foreigners.
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- Rescue efforts continue to focus on hydropower sites, where hundreds of workers are believed to be trapped.
- The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China has surpassed 1,000 and more than 4,400 people remain missing as rescue crews work to reach communities cut off by the disaster.
- Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said on Tuesday that 987 deaths had been counted in the country, with 3,916 people missing, including 583 foreigners.
Sources: Al Jazeera