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Nearly 1,500 missing in Nepal and China after devastating Himalaya flood

Nearly 1,500 missing in Nepal and China after devastating Himalaya flood

By Gopal Sharma, Sahana Bajracharya and Navesh Chitrakar TRISHULI, Nepal/BEIJING, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Nearly 1,500 people including at least 800 foreigners are missing across Nepal and China's Tibet, authorities said on Thursday, after a wall of mud and rock collapsed into a Himalayan river, sending
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Nearly 1,000 are missing in Nepal and Tibet after catastrophic floods caused by a glacial collapse

Nearly 1,000 are missing in Nepal and Tibet after catastrophic floods caused by a glacial collapse

China’s Xinhua News Agency says mudslides caused by a glacial collapse in Tibet have left 558 people missing
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Glacier collapse may have triggered deadly Nepal flash flood, experts say

Glacier collapse may have triggered deadly Nepal flash flood, experts say

By Sarita Chaganti Singh and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A deadly flash flood near Nepal's border with Tibet on Wednesday may have been triggered when the lower part of a glacier broke off and crashed on to the valley floor hundreds of metres below, experts said citing satellite
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Floods caused by a glacial collapse kill at least 160 people on Nepal-China border, hundreds missing

Floods caused by a glacial collapse kill at least 160 people on Nepal-China border, hundreds missing

Flash floods have killed at least 160 people and left hundreds missing in a border area of Nepal and China
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Nearly 1,500 missing in Nepal and China after devastating Himalayan flash flood

Nearly 1,500 missing in Nepal and China after devastating Himalayan flash flood

By Gopal Sharma, Sahana Bajracharya and Navesh Chitrakar TRISHULI, Nepal/BEIJING, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Nearly 1,500 people including almost 800 foreigners are missing across Nepal and China's Tibet, authorities said on Thursday, after a wall of mud and rock collapsed into a Himalayan river, sending
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More than 550 missing in Tibet after floods that left hundreds also missing in Nepal

More than 550 missing in Tibet after floods that left hundreds also missing in Nepal

China’s Xinhua News Agency says mudslides caused by a glacial collapse in Tibet have left 558 people missing
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What to know about Mount Kailash, a sacred site for pilgrims missing after floods in Nepal and Tibet

What to know about Mount Kailash, a sacred site for pilgrims missing after floods in Nepal and Tibet

Mount Kailash, a Himalayan peak in Tibet, is sacred to several religious traditions and draws pilgrims from across the region
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Nepal rescuers hunt survivors of devastating flood; 162 dead

Nepal rescuers hunt survivors of devastating flood; 162 dead

By Gopal Sharma, Sahana Bajracharya and Navesh Chitrakar TRISHULI, Nepal/BEIJING, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Rescuers in Nepal used helicopters on Thursday to scour for hundreds still missing after a wall of mud and rock collapsed into a river on the Himalayan border with China's Tibet, sending catastrophic
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Hundreds missing after devastating flood hits Nepal-Tibet border, 95 bodies recovered

Hundreds missing after devastating flood hits Nepal-Tibet border, 95 bodies recovered

By Gopal Sharma, Liz Lee, Sahana Bajracharya and Navesh Chitrakar KATHMANDU/BEIJING, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A huge wall of mud and rock collapsed into a river on the Himalayan border of Nepal and China's Tibet on Wednesday, triggering catastrophic flooding on the Nepali side that killed at least 95
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Nepal floods highlight growing glacier risks in warming Himalayas

Nepal floods highlight growing glacier risks in warming Himalayas

Scientists say a deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday was likely caused by a glacier chunk breaking off and temporarily damming a river
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Death toll mounts, more than 1,000 missing in Nepal and China after Himalayan flood

Death toll mounts, more than 1,000 missing in Nepal and China after Himalayan flood

By Gopal Sharma, Sahana Bajracharya and Navesh Chitrakar TRISHULI, Nepal, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Rescuers searched for survivors in the debris-strewn valleys and hillsides of Nepal on Thursday as more than 1,000 people were missing in the Himalayan country and neighbouring China after a wall of ice, mud
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Hundreds missing and at least 8 killed after avalanche triggers deadly flash floods in Nepal

Hundreds missing and at least 8 killed after avalanche triggers deadly flash floods in Nepal

An avalanche of ice and rock has triggered massive flash floods in Nepal, killing at least eight people and causing widespread damage