Nepal flood death toll rises to 903, missing 4,247: Disaster authority
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- Floods and mudslides near Nepal's border with China have killed at least 903 people, while 4,247 remain missing, Nepal's disaster authority said.
- Chinese state media reported 16 deaths and 546 missing people in Tibet, bringing the combined toll to 919 dead and 4,793 missing.
Floods and mudslides near Nepal's border with China have killed at least 903 people in Nepal, while 4,247 people remain missing, the country's disaster authority said.
Rescue efforts entered their sixth day after the disaster. A drone view showed damaged buildings and homes covered in mud beside the Likhu River in Devighat, in Nepal's Nuwakot district.
Chinese state media reported 16 deaths and 546 missing people in Tibet. Combined figures from Nepal and Tibet put the death toll at 919 and the number missing at 4,793.
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