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Nepal-China flood rescue enters fourth day as death toll and missing count rise
NUWAKOT, Nepal (AP) — Poor weather temporarily hampered aerial rescue operations in Nepal on Saturday as the search for thousands of missing people in areas devastated by catastrophic flash floods along the border with China entered its fourth day. Rescue workers and military personnel have been working around the clock since Wednesday’s disaster, which…
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- Why it matters
- Rescue teams are racing to find thousands of missing people while poor weather is slowing aerial operations that are critical to reaching affected areas.
- Most affected
- Missing people in flood-affected border areas — Search efforts continue; poor weather delays aerial rescue operations
Rescue workers and military personnel — Working continuously for four days with weather-related operational constraints - Likely next
- Whether the death toll and missing count rise further as search efforts continue
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