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Hundreds missing, including 291 foreign tourists, after deadly flash flood on Nepal-Tibet border
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- The death toll from the flash flood in Nepal has risen to 31, with 93 people injured and hundreds, including 291 foreign tourists, reported missing along the Nepal-Tibet border.
- Satellite images and verified videos show the Trishuli river swelling dramatically, sweeping away bridges and buildings in Nuwakot district, causing widespread destruction.
- The flood was triggered by an earthquake that caused an avalanche, according to Nepal's foreign minister, leading to severe damage in Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts and disrupting infrastructure.
- Rescue efforts are underway with Nepalese army mobilizing 15 helicopters to rescue survivors, while Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered an all-out rescue operation on the Tibetan side, where major casualties have also been reported.
- Among those missing are eight South Korean nationals involved in hydropower construction, and about 400 tourists, including nationals from India, Malaysia, the UK, South Africa, the US, Australia, and the Netherlands, many of whom were headed to Tibet.
