Number of Missing in Deadly Nepal, China Floods Soars Past 2,400
Emergency teams are still searching for more than 2,400 missing people after a glacial collapse sent floodwaters through villages and hydropower sites, officials said.
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Missing persons in Nepal-China floods surge past 2,400 as rescue teams race against time
Floyd Brenz., Philippine Canadian Inquirer August 29, 2026 The number of people missing after devastating floods and landslides in areas near the Nepal-China border has climbed past 2,400, as rescue […] The post Missing persons in Nepal-China floods surge past 2,400 as rescue teams race against time appeared first on Philippine Canadian Inquirer.
Missing in Nepal, China floods soars past 2,400
NUWAKOT, Nepal — Rescuers in Nepal and China were still battling Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region, engulfing villages.The number of missing soared past 2,400 on Friday as emergency teams said they had recovered 586 bodies -- with some of the dead swept downstream as far away as India.In an area home to vast energy infrastructure projects, …
Nepal floods: Number of missing soars past 2,400
Rescuers in Nepal and China were still battling Saturday (Aug 29) to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region, engulfing villages.
The spike in the number of missing people is the result of destroyed hydroelectric power plants. Experts warn that extreme events are a result of climate change.
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