Nearly 1,000 missing after floods in Nepal and Tibet
Mudslides in Tibet linked by China’s Xinhua News Agency to a glacial collapse reportedly left three people dead and 558 missing. Nepal police reported at least 162 deaths, but the supplied account does not provide a combined official tally or further details about the flooding and rescue response.
China’s Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday that mudslides in Tibet caused by a glacial collapse left three people dead and 558 missing.
Police in Nepal reported that at least 162 people were killed. The supplied account does not provide further details about the timing, locations, or circumstances of the flooding.
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