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AsiaPac · 9 hrs ago
Over 380 missing, including tourists, after flash flood on Nepal-Tibet border kills at least 19
KATHMANDU: A wall of mud and rock appeared to collapse into a river on the Himalayan border of Nepal and China's Tibet on Wednesday (Aug 26), triggering catastrophic flooding on the Nepali side that killed at least 19 people and left hundreds of tourists missing.In a still-unfolding disaster, verified videos showed dozens of people swept away at the border, with authorities on both sides fearing far higher casualties and massive destruction."A preliminary agency-wise record received from tourism and travel companies has identified 384 travellers, including 291 foreign nationals and 93 Nepali nationals, who were reported missing from the affected areas," said Nepal Tourism Board, noting authorities were working to verify the travellers' whereabouts.The 291 foreign tourists were from countri
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