Nepal Floods: Thousands Missing, Rescue Efforts Stalled Amidst China Suspension
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Nearly 3,000 people are still missing – about 2,426 in Nepal and at least 554 in Tibet's Gyirong County – including at least 540 foreigners, many of them Hindu pilgrims from India.
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ZeroHedgeThe latest figures from the catastrophic flash flood along the Nepal-Tibet border show that at least 2,000 people remain missing, including 90 Americans, while the death toll has topped 600 and continues to climb.
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Triggered by a glacier collapse, the huge torrent of rock, ice, mud and debris hurtled through mountain river systems on Wednesday, killing at least 626 people in Nepal and seven in China's Tibet as it swallowed buildings, bridges and power stations in its path.
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ZeroHedgeWhat Actually Triggered the Nepal–Tibet Border Flash Flood? A massive ice and rock avalanche from a glacier triggered a chain reaction near the Nepal–China border. The avalanche and debris blocked the river, forming a temporary barrier lake. When the blockage gave way, a… pic.twitter.com/raaCcjQClO
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China suspends Nepal rescue efforts as lake overflows Nepal issues alert as emergency services race to save survivors of catastrophic flooding
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CNBCNepal suspended search and rescue on Saturday due to bad weather and said it needs foreign technical help to cope with the devastating flood that tore through an area bordering Tibet.
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01 Bloomberg Nepal Rescuers Race to Find Thousands Missing Rescue and recovery operations are continuing in Nepal after a glacial collapse triggered catastrophic flooding near the border with China, killing more than 600 people and leaving thousands missing. Bloomberg News Senior Reporter Dan Strumpf joins Christina Ruffini and Bailey Lipschultz on Bloomberg This Weekend and reports that destroyed roads and bridges are complicating efforts to reach isolated communities as Nepal seeks specialized international assistance for tunnel rescues, victim identification and recovery. (Source: Bloomberg)
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02 ZeroHedge A before & after satellite comparison (false color) shows the scale of the glacier collapse in Nepal.
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03 CNBC The impoverished Himalayan nation of 30 million people will also need about $4 billion to $5 billion to rebuild after the destruction caused by Wednesday's flood, the finance minister told Reuters.
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04 Financial Times Deadly flood a brutal reminder of growing Himalayan hazards Torrent that tore through settlements near Nepal’s border with China comes as scientists warn climate change is increasing risks
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