Floods on Nepal-Tibet Border Leave Over 1,300 Missing Amid Widespread Devastation
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Severe floods on the Nepal-Tibet border have left over 1,300 people missing, with thousands feared dead and communication cut off in the affected areas.
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- Floods on Nepal-Tibet border leave 826 missing in Nepal and 558 in Tibet.
- Among the missing in Tibet are 260 foreigners, according to Chinese state TV.
- Chabad emissary in Kathmandu calls it Nepal's worst disaster in terms of destruction.
- Thousands of deaths are feared, but exact numbers are not yet known.
- Communication with the flood-affected region remains severed, complicating rescue efforts.
Severe floods along the Nepal-Tibet border have resulted in a large number of missing persons, with Nepal reporting 826 individuals unaccounted for. Chinese state television CCTV confirmed that in Tibet, 558 people are missing, including 260 foreigners. Rabbi Hezki Lapshitz, the Chabad emissary in Kathmandu, described the disaster to ynet as potentially the worst in Nepal's history in terms of destruction, noting that thousands of fatalities are expected and that communication with the affected region remains cut off. Authorities are still assessing the full extent of the damage and casualties, with rescue and relief efforts ongoing amid challenging conditions.
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