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Nepal Rescues Over 11,000 as Flood Death Toll Reaches 939

Nepal Rescues Over 11,000 as Flood Death Toll Reaches 939
Over 11,000 rescued from flood-hit areas in Nepal · thehansindia.com

Severe flash floods have caused major damage in Nepal.

Rescue teams have saved more than 11,000 people.

Officials said 939 people had died and about 4,000 were still missing as of Monday.

More than 22,000 security personnel are searching for people and helping survivors.

At least 16 helicopters are being used in the rescue work.

Workers from a hydropower project were also rescued with help from tunnel experts from India and China.

Some displaced people are staying in temporary shelters.

People living near the Bishnumati River were warned to move carefully because the water rose above a danger level.

Key facts

Rescued
More than 11,000 people
Reported deaths
939 as of Monday
Missing
Around 4,000 people
Security personnel
More than 22,000 mobilised
Helicopters
At least 16 deployed
Temporary shelter
Arranged for 2,970 displaced people
Bodies
927 sealed; 51 handed to families and 726 still unidentified

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