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Nepal flood death toll rises above 1,000, with 4,500 missing

From 24.kg · () Russian

Translated from Russian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Nepal’s flood death toll has reached 1,003, according to the country’s disaster-risk reduction and response authority, cited by Reuters.
  • About 4,500 people remain missing after an ice-and-rock avalanche triggered a sudden rise in the Bhote Koshi River on August 26.
  • The disaster destroyed settlements, roads and hydropower facilities in Nepal, and swept away a border post in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region.

Nepal’s flood death toll has risen to 1,003, while 4,500 people are listed as missing after a sudden and devastating disaster.

The figures came from Nepal’s disaster-risk reduction and response authority and were reported by Reuters. The flooding began on the morning of August 26, when an ice-and-rock avalanche caused the Bhote Koshi River to rise sharply.

The disaster destroyed several settlements, roads and hydropower facilities in Nepal. A mudslide also swept away a border post in Gyirung County, in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region.

Kyrgyzstan’s Foreign Ministry previously said preliminary information from the Chinese side indicated that no Kyrgyz citizens were among the dead or missing in Tibet and Nepal.

At least 1,003 people died as a result of the sudden devastating flood.

— Nepal’s disaster-risk reduction and response authorityThe authority reported the updated death toll after the flooding and avalanche.
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