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Nepal wants technical help for flood, billions of dollars as bad weather hampers rescue

Nepal wants technical help for flood, billions of dollars as bad weather hampers rescue

By Gopal Sharma, Saurabh Sharma, Sahana Bajracharya and Navesh Chitrakar KATHMANDU, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Nepal suspended search and rescue on Saturday due to bad weather and said it needs foreign technical help to cope with the devastating flood that tore through an area bordering Tibet.

Search efforts continue as deaths pass 600 in Nepal flood disaster

Search efforts continue as deaths pass 600 in Nepal flood disaster

More than 600 are dead and nearly 3,000 are missing after a huge landslide sent rock, mud and debris through Nepal.

Catastrophic floods kill over 390 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,400 missing

Catastrophic floods kill over 390 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,400 missing

Rescue teams and military helicopters are searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border

Catastrophic floods kill over 360 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,400 missing

Catastrophic floods kill over 360 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,400 missing

Rescue teams are searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border after a deadly torrent of water and mud swept through communities following a glacier collapse

Death toll from flash floods rises with rescuers in Nepal and China working to find hundreds missing

Death toll from flash floods rises with rescuers in Nepal and China working to find hundreds missing

The death toll from massive flash floods has risen to 469 in Nepal, police said Friday, as rescuers work to find hundreds of people still missing in the area on the Nepal-China border

The Latest: Almost 2,000 missing in Nepal as Himalayan border flash flood death toll passes 570

The Latest: Almost 2,000 missing in Nepal as Himalayan border flash flood death toll passes 570

Nepal’s disaster management authority said the number of people reported missing after a flash flood along the Himalayan border between Nepal and China has doubled to 1,924

Rescuers retrieve flood survivors caked in mud as death toll in Nepal-China border disaster climbs

Rescuers retrieve flood survivors caked in mud as death toll in Nepal-China border disaster climbs

Rescuers on the Nepal-China border are pulling out flood survivors caked in dark brown mud while helicopters lift stranded people to safety

The Latest: Hundreds still missing on Nepal-China border as flash flood death toll passes 500

The Latest: Hundreds still missing on Nepal-China border as flash flood death toll passes 500

Rescuers worked through mud and debris in areas devastated by a flash flood along the Himalayan border between Nepal and China

About 90 Americans unaccounted for after catastrophic floods hit Nepal and Tibet

About 90 Americans unaccounted for after catastrophic floods hit Nepal and Tibet

U.S. officials report about 90 U.S. citizens remain unaccounted for after catastrophic flash floods hit a border area of China and Nepal

Catastrophic floods caused by a glacier collapse kill at least 273, with more than 1,300 missing

Catastrophic floods caused by a glacier collapse kill at least 273, with more than 1,300 missing

Rescue teams are searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border

Satellite images show bedrock and glacier collapsed on Nepal-China border, then rivers flooded

Satellite images show bedrock and glacier collapsed on Nepal-China border, then rivers flooded

Earth scientists are searching satellite imagery following catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border for clues to the cause

Rescuers scour Nepal flood debris as risk of fresh flooding grows

Rescuers scour Nepal flood debris as risk of fresh flooding grows

By Saurabh Sharma and Gopal Sharma NUWAKOT, Nepal, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Rescue teams using heavy machinery dug through mud and debris in Nepalese towns devastated by a flash flood two days ago, as hopes of finding survivors faded and officials worked to reduce the risk of fresh flooding.