Watch the videos of horrible flash floods in the Tibet-border region. A large number of tourists, nearly 1,500 remain missing across Nepal and Tibet after catastrophic floods swept through Himalayan towns and valleys in Nepal and China. About 800 foreigners are among the missing tourists.
Nepalese rescuers used helicopters searched for survivors and deliver emergency supplies to communities cut off by Wednesday’s disaster. Police said 826 people remain missing in Nepal, including nearly 600 foreign nationals from more than two dozen countries.
The missing include 177 Indians, 63 Americans, 34 Australians, 33 Britons and 25 Canadians. Meanwhile, China reported 558 missing people in Tibet’s Gyirong county.
At least 160 people have been killed and hundreds are missing after flash floods and a landslide at Nepal’s border with China’s Tibet. A wall of water and mud swept through the Gyirong crossing, destroying riverside villages in central Nepal.
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CCTV said 260 foreign nationals were among those missing in Tibet. Officials warned that a still-dammed lake could further complicate rescue operations.
An avalanche of ice and rock triggered massive flash floods across parts of Nepal and China, killing over 90 people.
Hundreds of tourists, workers, and residents remain missing as floodwaters devastated villages, roads, and other infrastructure.
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Thousands join emergency response
More than 5,000 Nepalese army and police personnel have joined rescue efforts. Helicopters are also dropping tents, food and other emergency supplies to affected areas.
A massive glacier collapse on the Nepal-Tibet border has triggered catastrophic flash flooding and mudslides.
On Wednesday morning, an enormous chunk of ice snapped off a high-altitude glacier, plunging over a vertical kilometer into the valley bottom.
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The United States said it would provide $500,000 in assistance and deploy a disaster response adviser. Moreover, the United Nations is sending supplies and personnel. Many victims were travelling toward Kailash Mansarovar, a sacred pilgrimage site in Tibet.
Meanwhile, survivors described massive waves of mud and debris destroying homes, roads and vehicles.
Rescue operations have been intensified in the Tibet-region following devastating floods that swept away hundreds of tourists.
