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From Asharq Al-Awsat · () English

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  • Nepal's flood and glacial-collapse disaster has killed at least 1,372 people across Nepal and Tibet, with more than 5,500 missing.
  • Rescuers found four survivors, including two people pulled from hydropower tunnels, despite difficult terrain, weather and communications.
  • Nepal will hold a national day of mourning as authorities bury unidentified victims and aid agencies appeal for $50 million.

Rescuers in Nepal continued searching on Sunday, the 12th day after catastrophic floods and a glacial and mountain collapse on the China-Nepal border. The disaster has killed at least 1,372 people across Nepal and Tibet and left more than 5,500 missing.

Four survivors have been found in what officials described as extraordinary rescues. Two people were rescued on Saturday, including a Chinese man pulled from deep inside a hydropower tunnel and 64-year-old Nepali woman Chandrika Shrestha, who was found in her mud-covered home. Two Nepali hydropower workers were rescued the previous day from the Trishuli 3A tunnel.

Search and rescue is going on at the tunnels despite geography, adverse weather and lack of connectivity.

· Biraj Bhakta ShresthaNepal's energy minister described the conditions facing rescuers.

Searches continued despite difficult geography, adverse weather and poor connectivity. Energy Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha said at least 12 hydropower projects had been affected and that authorities were working to restore electricity. In places that could not be reached, he said, teams had tried to restore power using solar energy.

Multiple challenges.

· Biraj Bhakta ShresthaThe energy minister summarized the obstacles confronting rescue workers.

The floods tore through mountain districts on August 26, destroying roads, bridges and other infrastructure. Prime Minister Balendra Shah said Shrestha's rescue had given hope to the entire nation. Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal called the disaster a Himalayan tsunami and warned that reconstruction could cost billions of dollars.

The United Nations has described the scale of destruction as a major obstacle to aid delivery and launched a $50 million appeal for more than 84,000 people. With morgues overflowing, Nepal has buried hundreds of bodies in mass graves after collecting DNA samples for future identification. Police said only about 100 bodies had been identified and returned to families.

Given hope to the entire nation.

· Balendra ShahNepal's prime minister described the impact of rescuers finding Chandrika Shrestha alive.

Nepal will observe a national day of mourning on Monday, the 13th day since the disaster, in keeping with a traditional Hindu mourning period. Nepal's disaster agency said 1,341 bodies had been recovered and about 4,996 people remained missing. Chinese state media reported 31 deaths and 531 missing in Tibet, including a combined total of around 800 foreigners among the missing.

Places that have been unreachable, we've tried to restore power with solar.

· Biraj Bhakta ShresthaThe energy minister described efforts to restore electricity in isolated areas.
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Originally published by Asharq Al-Awsat in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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