What began as a sudden wall of water and debris tearing through the Himalayas has become one of the deadliest cross-border disasters in years, with authorities now reporting 750 dead in Nepal and Tibet and 3,044 still missing as renewed rain forces rescuers to retreat to higher ground. The number of people confirmed dead after the Nepal-China flooding has reached 750, with more than 3,000 people still missing, according to official tallies from Nepal and China on Sunday. Key points and original sources are listed below.
- What began as a sudden wall of water and debris tearing through the Himalayas has become one of the deadliest cross-border disasters in years, with authorities now reporting 750 dead in Nepal and Tibet and 3,044 still missing as renewed rain forces rescuers to...S1
- The number of people confirmed dead after the Nepal-China flooding has reached 750, with more than 3,000 people still missing, according to official tallies from Nepal and China on Sunday. Nepal’s disaster agency said the death toll there had climbed to 734, f...S2