A month after Nepal floods, thousands are still missing and families face a long recovery
Authorities say 1,453 bodies have been recovered and 5,644 people remain missing as crews struggle to identify the dead and reopen cut-off routes.
- One month after flash floods struck Nepal, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority reported 1,453 deaths, with 5,644 people still unaccounted for.
- Flash floods originating near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26 devastated towns, affecting nearly 33,000 people and destroying about 7,500 homes across northern and central Nepal.
- Nepal Police rely on DNA profiling to identify remains, with 1,333 bodies temporarily buried pending identification and only 112 handed over to families so far.
- Prime Minister Balendra Shah addressed the General Assembly on Thursday, calling the disaster 'a warning to the world' and urging greater international support for Nepal's recovery.
- The Nepal government estimates reconstruction costs at $4.77 billion, as families like Narayan Prassan face displacement and the long-term challenge of rebuilding in designated danger zones.
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Nepal is racing to find and identify victims a month after massive floods. So far, 1,453 people have been confirmed dead, with 5,644 still missing. Many families remain anxiously awaiting news of their loved ones amidst the ongoing recovery efforts.
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More than 1,400 people were killed, 6,000 were still missing, 80,000 were affected, and villages were struck off the map. A month to the day ago, northern Nepal was experiencing one of the worst natural disasters in its recent history, a devastating flood that the country still struggles to recover.
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KATMANDÚ, Nepal (AP) — After five years working in Saudi Arabia, Narayan Prassan returned home in Nepal with savings, but lost his home in the 2015 earthquake. He went abroad again, gained enough to rebuild...
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