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Hundreds missing, including 291 foreign tourists, after flash flood on Nepal-Tibet border

Hundreds of travellers are missing, including at least 291 foreign tourists, after a flash flood on the Nepal-Tibet border

Nepal's tourist board says the preliminary list of missing people includes 59 tourists from India and 12 from the UK

An aerial view of damaged homes in Trishuli Bazar in Nuwakot district, Nepal

Yee Liang, a Chinese businessman based in Kathmandu, Nepal, says his logistics company has seven container trucks in the area of the flash flood, which are all staffed by Nepalese employees.

"We have lost contact with all of them. There is no signal, so we cannot reach anyone," he tells the BBC.

Massive flash flood hits Nepal-China border, hundreds missing and many feared dead

Video shows huge flash floods sweeping through the mountainous district of Nuwakot, Nepal.

• Villages devastated: A huge flash flood has swept through villages in Nepal. Police say at least 17 people have been killed but there are fears the toll will rise. Nepal’s tourism board says at least 400 travelers, including foreign nationals, are missing.

• Tibet hit: Tibet has also been impacted, with Chinese state media warning of “major casualties.” A mudslide also hit China’s Gyirong port, where Chinese leader Xi Jinping urged “all-out” search efforts.

• Rescue operation: Nepal’s foreign minister said an earthquake triggered a large landslide, which in turn blocked a river, sending a torrent of water downstream. Helicopters are searching the area but waters in some parts are too high for them to land, Nepali authorities say.

Hundreds missing and at least 8 killed after avalanche triggers deadly flash floods in Nepal

Hundreds of people were reported missing after an avalanche of ice and rock triggered massive flash floods that swept through parts of Nepal on Wednesday, killing at least eight people and causing widespread damage to villages and infrastructure.

Officials said 384 tourists, including 291 from countries including India, the United States, the United Kingdom and Malaysia, were reported missing as a result of the flash flood.

The Bhotekoshi River flooded around 9am on Wednesday, destroying several villages as well as roads and hydropower projects, officials said. They issued warnings to residents of several of Nepal’s districts and asked them to stay away from the banks of Bhotekoshi, Trishuli and Narayani rivers.

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