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The death toll from flash floods in central Nepal rose to 734 on Sunday, with more bodies being recovered even as nearly 2,500 people are still missing following the disaster.
Bodies have been recovered from all eight affected districts as rescuers race against time to search for those missing and rescue those stranded on the fifth day since the disaster.
An ice-rock avalanche following a glacial collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border sent a torrent of water, mud and debris downstream, wiping out towns and villages, damaging crucial infrastructure and washing away hydropower stations through central Nepal on Wednesday.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said the death toll of the tragedy has surged to 734.
So far, 259 dead bodies have been recovered from Chitwan, 184 from Nawalparasi East, 82 from Nawalparasi West and 58 from Gorkha districts, the NDRRMA said.
Similarly, 52 bodies have been recovered from Nuwakot, 50 from Dhading, 36 from Tanahu and 13 from Rasuwa.
It said that 2,498 people are also missing, including 85 security personnel and 320 foreigners.
Rescuers have so far evacuated 8,186 people from the affected districts, including 227 foreigners, it said.
Meanwhile, over 275 Indian nationals remained missing or non-contactable while 108 others were rescued following the devastating flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday, August 29.
Also read: Nepal floods: Over 275 Indians missing, 108 rescued; 900 still in China but safe, says MEA
Bodies have been recovered from all eight affected districts as rescuers race against time to search for those missing and rescue those stranded on the fifth day since the disaster.
An ice-rock avalanche following a glacial collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border sent a torrent of water, mud and debris downstream, wiping out towns and villages, damaging crucial infrastructure and washing away hydropower stations through central Nepal on Wednesday.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said the death toll of the tragedy has surged to 734.
So far, 259 dead bodies have been recovered from Chitwan, 184 from Nawalparasi East, 82 from Nawalparasi West and 58 from Gorkha districts, the NDRRMA said.
Similarly, 52 bodies have been recovered from Nuwakot, 50 from Dhading, 36 from Tanahu and 13 from Rasuwa.
It said that 2,498 people are also missing, including 85 security personnel and 320 foreigners.
Rescuers have so far evacuated 8,186 people from the affected districts, including 227 foreigners, it said.
Meanwhile, over 275 Indian nationals remained missing or non-contactable while 108 others were rescued following the devastating flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday, August 29.
It
said 128 persons of Indian origin also remained missing or non-contactable.
Also read: Nepal floods: Over 275 Indians missing, 108 rescued; 900 still in China but safe, says MEA
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