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Nepal-Tibet Floods Kill 584, Leave 2,482 Missing
Severe floods and landslides struck Nepal and nearby Tibet after flash floods began on Wednesday.
Officials said hundreds of people died in the disaster.
The latest figures cited in the reports put the total death toll at 584.
More than 2,400 people were still missing.
Some of those missing were local people, security workers, tourists and travelers from other countries.
India said 320 of its citizens were missing and 400 more were stranded on the Chinese side.
Rescue teams had brought at least 1,545 injured or stranded people to safety.
Earlier reports gave lower death and missing-person totals, showing that the numbers were still being updated.
Authorities reported at least 584 deaths across Nepal and Tibet, including 579 in Nepal and five in Tibet.
A total of 2,482 people were reported missing: 1,924 in Nepal and 558 in Tibet.
The missing in Nepal included 86 security personnel, 517 foreign tourists and 127 Nepali travelers.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs said 320 Indians were missing and 400 others were stranded on the Chinese side.
At least 1,545 injured and stranded people were rescued, while casualty figures differed between earlier and later reports.
- Who
- Residents, security personnel, foreign tourists, Nepali travelers and Indian nationals were among those affected; Nepalese, Chinese and Indian authorities reported the figures.
- What
- Floods and landslides killed at least 584 people and left 2,482 missing, while rescue and relief operations continued.
- Where
- Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region, particularly areas along the Nepal-Tibet border and affected Nepalese districts.
- When
- The flash floods began on Wednesday morning; the latest figures were reported on Friday evening, with one report dated August 28.
- Why
- The disaster was caused by devastating flash floods and landslides that swept through the affected areas.
Key facts
- Combined death toll
- At least 584 people: 579 in Nepal and five in Tibet.
- People missing
- 2,482 in total: 1,924 in Nepal and 558 in Tibet.
- Missing Indians
- India’s Ministry of External Affairs reported that 320 Indians remained missing.
- Indians stranded
- 400 Indians were reported stranded on the Chinese side; 153 had crossed safely into Nepal.
- Rescued
- At least 1,545 injured and stranded people were rescued.
- Other reported figures
- An earlier report cited 552 deaths and more than 1,400 missing, while another cited 547 deaths in Nepal before later figures increased.
- Relief measure
- Nepal waived trekking fees for one week for certain foreign Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims returning through the Hilsa border point.
Sources
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