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Nepal-Tibet glacial floods leave more than 900 dead as rescue operations continue

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Glacial floods along the China-Nepal border have killed more than 900 people, according to reports describing devastation on both the Nepalese and Tibetan sides.Backed by 5 sourcesFrance 24Al JazeeraCNAThe HinduABC News Rescuers are battling mud and debris while trying to reach people stranded by the flooding and recover victims amid continuing search operations.Backed by 2 sourcesFrance 24The Hindu

Nepalese teams are searching hydropower tunnels and project sites for hundreds of workers who may be trapped after the floods.Backed by 2 sourcesReutersThe Hindu Reuters reported that 933 workers were missing from 11 hydropower projects in the affected region, while other reports put the total number of missing people on both sides of the border above 4,200.Backed by 2 sourcesReutersCNA The disaster has also led to mass burials in Chitwan, where families have mourned relatives killed in the flash floods.Backed by 1 sourcesAl Jazeera

Mud covered Nuwakot district in central-northern Nepal as humanitarian needs increased after the flash floods.Context from one sourcenews.un.org Adds that thousands remained missing while the death toll crossed 900, but the supplied excerpt does not establish the briefing’s fuller border-flood account.Context from one sourceDW

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