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Nepal Flood Death Toll Tops 1,000 as Rescue Teams Deploy
Severe flash floods hit Nepal near the Bhote Koshi River.
Many people died, and thousands are still missing.
Some workers may be trapped inside hydropower tunnels.
Rescue teams from India, China and South Korea are helping the Nepal Army search those tunnels.
More than 21,000 Nepalese security personnel are helping across the affected areas.
More than 11,800 people have been rescued so far.
Forensic experts are collecting DNA and other information to identify people who died.
The rescue and identification work is difficult because the weather and terrain are dangerous.
The Bhote Koshi River flash-flood disaster has killed 1,010 people, according to Nepalese authorities and local media reports.
More than 4,000 people remain missing, with one report putting the figure at 4,599, including foreign nationals from dozens of countries.
A 24-member Indian team, a nine-member Chinese team and a South Korean team are assisting the Nepal Army with hydropower tunnel searches.
Nepal has deployed more than 21,000 security personnel and rescued over 11,800 people, including hundreds of foreign nationals.
Forensic teams and DNA procedures are being used to identify recovered remains and support their return to families.
- Who
- The Nepal Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, international rescue teams, forensic experts and local and foreign flood victims are involved.
- What
- Nepal is conducting large-scale search, rescue, relief and identification operations after Bhote Koshi River flash floods.
- Where
- Operations are taking place across flood-affected corridors in Nepal, including the Chilime, Langtang and Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower sites.
- When
- The latest updates were issued on Tuesday as rescue operations entered their seventh day; the disaster occurred on August 26.
- Why
- The response aims to rescue survivors and missing workers, provide relief, and identify and return recovered remains.
Key facts
- Reported deaths
- 1,010
- People missing
- More than 4,000; one local-media report cited 4,599
- People rescued
- More than 11,800; a separate operational count listed 11,884
- Security personnel deployed
- More than 21,000 from Nepal's three security forces
- Tunnel rescue teams
- 24 Indian specialists, nine Chinese specialists and a mobilised South Korean team
- Foreign nationals rescued
- 324, according to Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Indian citizens evacuated
- 158, according to India's Ministry of External Affairs
- Forensic assistance
- A 19-member Indian DNA team and a four-member Chinese forensic team are operating in Nepal; Singaporean DVI assistance is being coordinated
Quotes
Lok Bahadur Chhetri
Spokesperson for Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“As we have stated, our immediate national priority remains clear: to save lives, locate those who are missing, rescue survivors, provide urgent relief, and ensure that all affected people, both Nepali and foreign nationals, receive appropriate assistance and support.”
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Indian Embassy in Nepal
India’s diplomatic mission in Nepal
“As per the Government of Nepal, for the handing over of mortal remains of foreign nationals, the following steps will be required: Mortal remains documentation, recorded photos/details of mortal remains, post-mortem examination, cause of death verified, identification formally established, fingerprint/DNA/forensic sample collection, passport/ID of the deceased verified, Embassy/Consular coordination completed, and handover/release memo and receipt completed.”
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Sources
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