Nepal flash flood rescue efforts intensify as death toll rises

Nepal flash flood rescue efforts intensify as death toll rises

Rescuers pulled out survivors and helicopters ferried people to safety as Nepal and China raced to respond after catastrophic flash floods​ killed hundreds of people.

First Thing: Rescue efforts continue as death toll rises in Nepal-Tibet flood

More than 1,300 people are missing in Nepal and in Tibet after catastrophic flash floods swept through the region, killing at least 469. Plus: Six months of the war in Iran Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Rescue operations have resumed in Nepal and Tibet after a pause when a lake at the border began to overflow. The lake was formed when a wall of mud and debris hit the hub of Gyirong in Tibet on Wednesday, causing catastrophic flash floods that thundered down valleys and obliterated villages. What could have caused this deadly flash floods? Satellite ...

Nepal-Tibet flash flood: death toll rises above 540 as rescue operations resume

More than 1,500 people are missing, including hundreds of foreign nationals and tourists, amid race to find survivors Flood risk forces halt to rescues in Tibet, as Nepal death toll rises to 469 Visual guide: how the deadly flooding unfolded Tell us: have you been affected by the flash floods? More now on the Nepali army’s rescue operation to save about 100 people trapped in a tunnel at a hydropower project swamped by Wednesday’s flooding. “Two helicopters have been dispatched but it is challenging because it is tough to even locate the entry points of the tunnel,” army spokesperson Raja Ra...

Death toll rises in Nepal-China border disaster as a lake poses new flood threat

What we know about deadly Nepal-Tibet floods

Hundreds have died or are missing in Wednesday's flooding and landslides on the border of Nepal and Tibet.

Nepal-Tibet flood death toll passes 500 as rescue resumes

The Red Cross says more than 93,000 people are affected by the deadly floods and landslides on the China-Nepal border. Rescue efforts were temporarily paused after an overflowing lake threatened to trigger more floods.

Hundreds dead as nearly 1,000 remain missing in massive Nepal-Tibet flood

The death toll continues to climb two days after flash flooding obliterated parts of the Nepal-Tibet border region on Wednesday, with at least 543 bodies recovered.

Nepal: Army rescues hundreds trapped in tunnel as flood risk reignites

#Rescue operations are underway in #Nepal after devastating #floods killed hundreds and left more than 1,400 missing. The #RedCross has also raised concern over humanitarian #aid, as it estimates nearly 100,000 people were affected by the #disaster.

Death toll rises in Nepal-China border disaster as lake poses new flood threat

Nepal police issued a fresh alert Friday after receiving information that a dam on the Tibet side has burst.

Death toll rises in Nepal-China border disaster as lake poses new flood threat

Nepal police issued a fresh alert Friday after receiving information that a dam on the Tibet side has burst.

Nepal floods: 117 tourists rescued, 85 Indians among them; death toll rises over 500

Nepal-Tibet flood rescue efforts resume after being halted by overflowing lake

Risk of fresh flooding had forced rescue teams to withdraw as residents rushed up hills to escape possible river surge Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates Visual guide: how the deadly flooding unfolded Tell us: have you been affected by the flash floods? Rescuers searching for survivors of deadly flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border have resumed their efforts after suspending operations when a debris dam burst its bank on Friday, increasing the risk of fresh flooding. Residents in Nepal’s Rasuwa district, on the border with Tibet, were seen rushing up hillsides ⁠on Friday to escape a...