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Hundreds of people are reported missing, including more than 300 foreign nationals, as the death toll is expected to rise.
⢠Scores killed: Catastrophic flash flooding hit China and Nepal on Wednesday, with more than 160 people confirmed dead and the toll likely to rise as hundreds remain missing. Nepalâs prime ministerâs office said search operations are ongoing.
⢠Crushing floodwaters: Dramatic footage shows a torrent of water hitting the Nepal-China border and villages submerged. A mudslide hit Chinaâs Gyirong port.
⢠Missing tourists: More than 300 foreign nationals are unaccounted for, including at least 47 Americans, according to Nepali officials, AP reported. The region is on a popular route to Mount Kailash, a Tibetan mountain near the border revered by Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Bonpo pilgrims.
At least 165 people have died, while officials say hundreds of foreign nationals from India, the US, UK, Australia, Malaysia and Ukraine among those missing. Follow the latest news
Flash floods on Nepal-Tibet border leave scores dead and hundreds missing
More than 1,000 people have now been declared missing after a catastrophic flash flood in Nepal and Tibet, the majority of which are tourists.
Nepal’s disaster agency has said 823 people remain out of contact on Thursday, more than 24 hours after the disaster hit. The 823 included at least 579 tourists, both Nepali and foreigners, it said in an update.
At least 165 people are confirmed killed, in both Nepal and in China, where a further 558 people are reported missing.
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Rescuers are struggling to reach the disaster zone after more than 160 people were killed in Nepal in a massive flash flood and mudslide
Hundreds of tourists are missing, including more than 100 from India, 54 from the US, 34 from Australia, and 33 from the UK, as well as more than 100 from Nepal itself, according to officials. The area is popular with pilgrims and trekkers
Experts warn that debris in a river near the disaster zone could trigger a second flooding event
The US, China, the EU and India are among the countries that have pledged assistance or dispatched relief supplies
Dozens of Nepalese police officers and army personnel are also missing, as well as power workers. My family was swept away in front of me, one woman tells us – she and her son survived by climbing to a rooftop
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