Death Toll in Nepal Floods Tops 1,100: What to Know

The authorities in Nepal and Tibet said that nearly 4,500 people were missing a week after a deadly Himalayan landslide and glacial collapse. The death toll from the catastrophic Himalayan floods passed 1,100 people on Wednesday, according to the latest tally from the authorities in Nepal. More than 3,900 people were unaccounted for in Nepal, including several hundred foreigners, the country’s disaster agency said. In Gyirong County, in Tibet, 541 people remained missing, Chinese state media reported. The disaster, most likely set off by a landslide and a glacier collapse, has killed at least 1,114 people in Nepal and 21 in Tibet, according to the authorities, as floods washed away roads, bridges and entire villages.

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