Nepal flash flood: more than 1,500 missing, mostly tourists, after disaster kills at least 165 at Tibet border
Latest update from The Guardian World: Dfat minister Matt Thistlethwaite says staff are liaising with Kathmandu to find 35 missing Australians, and plans to send emergency team to the region Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Australian government is urgently seeking information on the welfare of at least 35 Australians missing in Nepal, after a catastrophic flash flood swept through the Nepal-Tibet border region. Latest update from The Guardian World: Nearly 1,400 missing, mostly tourists, after Nepal-Tibet flash flood kills at least 270. Latest update from Al Jazeera: More than 1,300 missing in Nepal and China after deadly Himalayan flood. Entire villages swept away after glacial collapse triggers flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates Have you been affected by the flash floods? Rescuers are searching for nearly 1,400 people, most of them tourists, who are missing after a catastrophic flash flood hit Nepal and Tibet , thundering down valleys, obliterating entire villages and killing at least 356 people. Efforts to locate those missing – including hundreds of people from India, the US, UK, Australia and Canada – have been complicated by the destruction of dozens of bridges and almost 25 miles (40km) of roads in the mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims.
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The village of Soley, in Nuwakot, which had about 25 homes, was virtually wiped out, according to Nirajan Paudyal, a Kathmandu-based journalist whose parents and other relatives live there. Police in Nepal said 353 bodies had been recovered by Thursday afternoon local time, while Chinese state media reported three dead on the Tibet side of the border.
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Latest update from Al Jazeera: More than 1,300 missing in Nepal and China after deadly Himalayan flood. Latest update from The Guardian World: Nepal flash flood: more than 1,500 missing, mostly tourists, after disaster kills at least 165 at Tibet border. Entire populated areas swept away after glacial collapse causes catastrophic flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates Have you been affected by the flash floods? Nearly 1,500 people are missing, the majority of them tourists, authorities have said, after a catastrophic flash flood hit Nepal and Tibet , roaring down valleys and wiping out entire villages, with the preliminary death toll standing at 165. Rescuers are racing to locate people missing in the mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims, including the hundreds of nationals from India, the US, UK, Australia and Canada. Videos from the event on Wednesday showed a massive wall of water crashing down on the border as people attempted to flee. Trucks were upended and houses, roads and power projects swept away in Nepal, while officials in Tibet said they feared “major casualties” after a mudslide hit a border land crossing.
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Latest update from Al Jazeera: More than 1,300 missing in Nepal and China after deadly Himalayan flood. Latest update from The Guardian World: Nepal flash flood: more than 1,500 missing, mostly tourists, after disaster kills at least 165 at Tibet border. Latest update from Associated Press News: Authorities in both countries have reported more than 160 deaths and over 1,300 people missing. Entire villages swept away after glacial collapse triggers flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates Have you been affected by the flash floods? Nearly 1,500 people are missing, the majority of them tourists, authorities have said, after a catastrophic flash flood hit Nepal and Tibet , roaring down valleys and wiping out entire villages, with the preliminary death toll standing at 165. Rescuers are racing to locate people missing in the mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims, including the hundreds of nationals from India, the US, UK, Australia and Canada. Videos from the event on Wednesday showed a massive wall of water crashing down on the border as people attempted to flee. Trucks were upended and houses, roads and power projects swept away in Nepal, while officials in Tibet said they feared “major casualties” after a mudslide hit a border crossing.
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Latest update from The Guardian World: Nearly 1,400 missing, mostly tourists, after Nepal-Tibet flash flood kills at least 270. Latest update from Al Jazeera: More than 1,300 missing in Nepal and China after deadly Himalayan flood. Latest update from The Guardian World: Nepal flash flood: more than 1,500 missing, mostly tourists, after disaster kills at least 165 at Tibet border. Entire villages swept away after glacial collapse triggers flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates Have you been affected by the flash floods? Rescuers are searching for nearly 1,400 people, most of them tourists, who are missing after a catastrophic flash flood hit Nepal and Tibet , thundering down valleys, obliterating entire villages and killing at least 270 people. Efforts to locate those missing – including hundreds of people from India, the US, UK, Australia and Canada – have been complicated by the destruction of dozens of bridges and almost 25 miles (40km) of roads in the mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims. Videos from Wednesday’s disaster showed a massive wall of water crashing down on the border as people tried to flee. Trucks were upended and houses, roads and power projects swept away in Nepal, while officials in Tibet said they feared “major casualties” after a mudslide hit a border crossing.
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Latest update from The Guardian World: Dfat minister Matt Thistlethwaite says staff are liaising with Kathmandu to find 35 missing Australians, and plans to send emergency team to the region Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Australian government is urgently seeking information on the welfare of at least 35 Australians missing in Nepal, after a catastrophic flash flood swept through the Nepal-Tibet border region. Latest update from The Guardian World: Nearly 1,400 missing, mostly tourists, after Nepal-Tibet flash flood kills at least 270. Latest update from Al Jazeera: More than 1,300 missing in Nepal and China after deadly Himalayan flood. Entire villages swept away after glacial collapse triggers flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates Have you been affected by the flash floods? Rescuers are searching for nearly 1,400 people, most of them tourists, who are missing after a catastrophic flash flood hit Nepal and Tibet , thundering down valleys, obliterating entire villages and killing at least 270 people. Efforts to locate those missing – including hundreds of people from India, the US, UK, Australia and Canada – have been complicated by the destruction of dozens of bridges and almost 25 miles (40km) of roads in the mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims.
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Latest update from The Guardian World: Dfat minister Matt Thistlethwaite says staff are liaising with Kathmandu to find 35 missing Australians, and plans to send emergency team to the region Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Australian government is urgently seeking information on the welfare of at least 35 Australians missing in Nepal, after a catastrophic flash flood swept through the Nepal-Tibet border region. Latest update from The Guardian World: Nearly 1,400 missing, mostly tourists, after Nepal-Tibet flash flood kills at least 270. Latest update from Al Jazeera: More than 1,300 missing in Nepal and China after deadly Himalayan flood. Entire villages swept away after glacial collapse triggers flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates Have you been affected by the flash floods? Rescuers are searching for nearly 1,400 people, most of them tourists, who are missing after a catastrophic flash flood hit Nepal and Tibet , thundering down valleys, obliterating entire villages and killing at least 356 people. Efforts to locate those missing – including hundreds of people from India, the US, UK, Australia and Canada – have been complicated by the destruction of dozens of bridges and almost 25 miles (40km) of roads in the mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims.
