Deadly Floods and Mudslides Kill Hundreds Across Nepal and Tibet

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As rescue efforts enter their fifth day following the Nepal flash floods, some of today's papers report on the climbing death toll.

Nepal-Tibet death toll rises amid new flood fears and race to free group trapped in tunnel

Combined toll of at least 750 dead and more than 3,000 people missing in Nepal and Tibet after devastating flood ‘Their whole village has disappeared’: frantic hunt for survivors in Kathmandu hospital Thousands of people remain missing after the catastrophic flash flood that has killed more than 700 people in Nepal and Tibet as authorities warn search and rescue teams of rising waters. The combined toll in Nepal and Tibet has climbed to 750 dead and more than 3,000 people missing. Chinese a...

By Guardian staff and agencies

Son of American Hiker Missing in Nepal Speaks Out About Search - CNN

Son of American Hiker Missing in Nepal Speaks Out About Search  CNN

Rescuers Dig Into Tunnel As Missing Toll From Nepal, China Flood Nears 3,000 - Barron's

Rescuers Dig Into Tunnel As Missing Toll From Nepal, China Flood Nears 3,000  Barron's

Death toll rises as 3,000 remain missing in Nepal, China

Rescue and relief efforts in Nepal and Tibet have been hampered this Sunday by heavy rain and rising river levels. The latest figures following Wednesday’s flash floods put the death toll at 750, while more than 3,000 people remain missing. Nepal’s disaster authorities are urging rescue teams to “exercise caution”, warning that bad weather, swollen rivers and the threat of further flooding could hamper operations. Shazab Wahlah reports from the town of Bidur.

By FRANCE24

Now I weep: After decades working with Nepal, I see the root of its disaster ignored

As rich nations dither over climate change, Himalayan glaciers are vanishing – but not before wreaking catastrophe.

By Audette Exel

DNA, unique IDs and geo-tags: How Nepal plans to identify flood victims after burial

By AYUSH PANDEY

Saree turns into rescue rope on muddy slope for Tamil Nadu pilgrims amid Nepal flash floods

When several women were unable to scale a muddy slope in Nepal, Ratnakumar and his wife Poonguzhali, who hail from Mayavaram, came to their rescue using a saree

Survivors of Nepal flash floods take shelter at Nuwakot disaster relief camp - The Straits Times

Survivors of Nepal flash floods take shelter at Nuwakot disaster relief camp  The Straits Times

Submerged In Debris: NDTV Ground Report From Nepal's Worst Flood-Hit District

Rasuwa, a northern Nepali district, was the first to be devastated by deadly flash floods on Wednesday.

Death toll from Nepal floods exceeds 700 as overnight rain impedes rescue efforts

Rescuers near the Tibet border port that was hit by a deadly mudslide were “moved to a safe location” after a new lake was formed by a landslide.

UAE sends 83 tonnes of urgent aid to flood-hit Nepal

UAE sends 83 tonnes of urgent relief aid for flood, landslide victims in Nepal

Rescuers dig into tunnel as missing toll from Nepal, China flood nears 3,000

BIDUR (NEPAL) - Rescuers in Nepal and China battled Sunday to find thousands missing after a deadly wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayas, engulfing entire villages.

Nepal Floods Latest News | Nepal-Tibet updates: 750 bodies recovered so far; missing over 3,000 - The Daily Star

Nepal Floods Latest News | Nepal-Tibet updates: 750 bodies recovered so far; missing over 3,000  The Daily Star

Nepal flood death toll rises to 734 – disaster authority

That list included 589 foreigners, an increase from the 517 previously listed as out of contact. The post Nepal flood death toll rises to 734 – disaster authority appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Akinbayo Wahab