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The collapse of part of a mountain created a flash flood of a scale and speed no one had imagined, survivors said. Hundreds died, at least, and many more are missing. By Binod Ghimire Anupreeta Das Leo Sands and Michael Levenson Binod Ghimire reported from Kathmandu, Nepal, and Anupreeta Das from Dhunche, Nepal. It was already too late when the call came. Rajan Khatri, 41, a police officer, was working at his station in a mountain village in northern Nepal when a friend rang on Wednesday morning to warn that a flash flood was thundering downriver in his direction.
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Nepali officials said at least 389 people had been killed, while the authorities in China, where far less information was being released , reported three deaths in Tibet.
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The collapse of part of a mountain created a flash flood of a scale and speed no one had imagined, survivors said. Hundreds died, at least, and many more are missing. By Binod Ghimire Anupreeta Das Leo Sands and Michael Levenson Binod Ghimire reported from Kathmandu, Nepal, and Anupreeta Das from Dhunche, Nepal. It was already too late when the call came. Rajan Khatri, 41, a police officer, was working at his station in a mountain village in northern Nepal when a friend rang on Wednesday morning to warn that a flash flood was thundering downriver in his direction.
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