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Rescuers retrieve flood survivors caked in mud as death toll in Nepal-China border disaster climbs
Rescuers have airlifted thousands and warned of more flooding after a glacier collapse triggered the disaster, officials said.
- On Friday, Nepali and Chinese rescue teams pulled survivors caked in mud from catastrophic flash floods along the border. Authorities report nearly 600 dead and almost 2,500 missing in Nepal.
- A high-altitude glacier collapse triggered an extreme rockfall measuring magnitude 5.2 on Wednesday, initiating the flooding. The disaster flattened the border crossing near Gyirong Port, burying travelers under debris.
- Nepali army rescuers extracted 350 people from a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project, exceeding initial estimates of more than 100 trapped. Overall, more than 3,700 people have been rescued in Nepal.
- Families worldwide await news of more than 500 missing foreigners. Sri Lanka sent $1 million in immediate aid to Nepal, said United Nations regional director Kanni Wignaraja.
- Authorities remain on high alert for secondary flooding from a new lake at 2,950 meters elevation that is already overflowing. Experts warn a burst dam on the Tibet side compounds geological hazards threatening rescue operations.
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Rescuers retrieve flood survivors caked in mud as death toll in Nepal-China border disaster climbs
Rescuers on the Nepal-China border are pulling out flood survivors caked in dark brown mud while helicopters lift stranded people to safety.
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