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Catastrophic floods kill over 353 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,300 missing
DEVIGHAT, Nepal — Rescue teams searched on Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border, where a catastrophic and deadly torrent of water and mud several stories high swept through communities a day earlier following a glacier collapse. Videos of the disaster showed people running before the floodwaters swallowed them up and washed…
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- Why it matters
- A wall of water and debris several stories high has swept through communities along the Nepal-China border, trapping hundreds of people; rescue teams are actively searching for the missing.
- Most affected
- People in communities along the Nepal-China border — Direct exposure to flooding and debris; hundreds missing or dead.
Rescue teams in the region — Immediate deployment to search for over 1,300 missing people. - Likely next
- Whether the death toll and missing figure are revised as rescue operations continue and communities are fully assessed.
Also reported by: Deutsche Welle, ABC News, The Guardian, Nation, Japan Today, Khaosod, WGN-TV, PIX11, WFLA, KPRC 2, Local 4 Detroit, News4JAX, KSAT 12, The Washington Times, Newswire LK, WSYR