Nepal flood death toll at 1,259, missing figure jumps to 5,083
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- Floods following a glacial mountain collapse on the China-Nepal border have killed at least 1,259 people in Nepal, while 5,083 remain missing, according to Nepal’s disaster authority.
- Chinese state media reported 21 deaths and 541 missing in Tibet, bringing the combined toll to 1,280 dead and 5,624 missing.
Floods triggered by a glacial mountain collapse on the China-Nepal border have killed at least 1,259 people in Nepal, the country’s disaster authority said Thursday. The number of missing people rose to 5,083.
Chinese state media reported 21 deaths and 541 missing in Tibet. Combined figures from the two countries put the toll from the August 26 disaster at 1,280 dead and 5,624 missing.
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