Himalayan flood death toll nears 1,000 with over 4,000 missing as tunnel rescues drag on (Disaster)

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Himalayan flood death toll nears 1,000 with over 4,000 missing as tunnel rescues drag on (Disaster)

As of Aug. 31, authorities put combined deaths from last week’s Nepal–China border glacial collapse and flash floods at about 955 (roughly 939 in Nepal, 16 in C…

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Nepal–Tibet glacier-collapse floods: ~955 dead; hundreds feared in hydropower tunnels; ~700 MW offline (Disaster)

The Guardian on Aug 31 reported the death toll from last Wednesday’s ice, rock and debris torrent at 939 in Nepal and 16 in Tibet, with more than 4,400 missing …

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