Rescuers search for survivors after Nepal flood
Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Rescuers continue searching for survivors after a flood in Nepal, with at least 1,325 confirmed deaths and more than 5,500 people missing.
- Two people were rescued from a tunnel, while hundreds of workers remain among those unaccounted for.
- The disaster destroyed 12 hydropower plants after a glacier collapse on Langtang Lirung mountain triggered the flood.
Rescuers are still searching for survivors after a flood in Nepal that has killed at least 1,325 people. More than 5,500 others remain missing.
Two people have been rescued from a tunnel, while hundreds of workers are still among those unaccounted for. The disaster also destroyed 12 hydropower plants.
The flood was caused by the collapse of a glacier on Langtang Lirung mountain. The report explains that a glacier collapse occurs when a large mass of ice falls from a mountain.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. 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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