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Nepal, Tibet Flood, Landslide Death Toll Reaches 750 as Thousands Remain Missing
(MENAFN) The number of people killed by severe floods and landslides in Nepal and China’s Tibet region has risen to 750, while more than 3,000 others are still unaccounted for, according to figures released by authorities and local reports Sunday.
Nepal accounts for the majority of those still missing, with 2,498 people yet to be located, including hundreds of foreign nationals. In Tibet, Chinese authorities reported 16 fatalities and 546 missing people.
Search and rescue teams continue to look for those unaccounted for in Nepal. The missing include 933 workers employed at hydropower facilities, 589 foreign nationals, 127 Nepalis who were traveling alongside foreign tourists, as well as residents from several affected areas.
Almost 20,000 security personnel have been involved in emergency operations and have so far rescued 8,186 people. Helicopters have also played a major role, transporting 279 hydropower workers and 227 foreign nationals to safer areas.
Humanitarian assistance is being distributed across the affected communities, with authorities delivering food and other basic necessities, sending medical teams into disaster-hit areas and providing financial support to families in need.
The disaster began Wednesday along the China-Nepal border after a sudden glacial collapse triggered a massive flow of water, mud and debris through Himalayan valleys. Entire villages were damaged or destroyed, while roads, bridges and other critical infrastructure suffered extensive destruction.
The enormous scale of the disaster has left families searching urgently for relatives who remain missing. At the same time, authorities are facing growing challenges in recovering and identifying victims, as hospital morgues have reached capacity and some recovered remains have begun to deteriorate.
The United States announced more than $3.6 million in humanitarian assistance for flood-affected Nepal on Saturday. The support includes emergency food assistance intended to help as many as 10,000 affected households.
Nepal Police spokesperson Deputy Inspector General Abi Narayan Kafle said the vast distances over which floodwaters transported victims have complicated efforts to identify recovered bodies.
Many recovered bodies "were found as mutilated, partial or severed remains, making visual identification extraordinarily difficult,” Kafle said. “Many remains were buried under thick mud and water for two to three days.”
Nepal accounts for the majority of those still missing, with 2,498 people yet to be located, including hundreds of foreign nationals. In Tibet, Chinese authorities reported 16 fatalities and 546 missing people.
Search and rescue teams continue to look for those unaccounted for in Nepal. The missing include 933 workers employed at hydropower facilities, 589 foreign nationals, 127 Nepalis who were traveling alongside foreign tourists, as well as residents from several affected areas.
Almost 20,000 security personnel have been involved in emergency operations and have so far rescued 8,186 people. Helicopters have also played a major role, transporting 279 hydropower workers and 227 foreign nationals to safer areas.
Humanitarian assistance is being distributed across the affected communities, with authorities delivering food and other basic necessities, sending medical teams into disaster-hit areas and providing financial support to families in need.
The disaster began Wednesday along the China-Nepal border after a sudden glacial collapse triggered a massive flow of water, mud and debris through Himalayan valleys. Entire villages were damaged or destroyed, while roads, bridges and other critical infrastructure suffered extensive destruction.
The enormous scale of the disaster has left families searching urgently for relatives who remain missing. At the same time, authorities are facing growing challenges in recovering and identifying victims, as hospital morgues have reached capacity and some recovered remains have begun to deteriorate.
The United States announced more than $3.6 million in humanitarian assistance for flood-affected Nepal on Saturday. The support includes emergency food assistance intended to help as many as 10,000 affected households.
Nepal Police spokesperson Deputy Inspector General Abi Narayan Kafle said the vast distances over which floodwaters transported victims have complicated efforts to identify recovered bodies.
Many recovered bodies "were found as mutilated, partial or severed remains, making visual identification extraordinarily difficult,” Kafle said. “Many remains were buried under thick mud and water for two to three days.”
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