Nepal Floods Kill 165, Nearly 1,500 Missing Across Nepal and Tibet
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Flash floods along the Nepal-China border killed at least 165 people and left nearly 1,500 missing in Nepal and Tibet after sweeping through communities popular with trekkers and pilgrims. Nepal's police said the death toll is expected to rise as search operations resume along the Trishuli River in Nuwakot district. Experts attribute the disaster to a glacial collapse in the warming Himalayas, with a magnitude 4.4 earthquake recorded near the Nepal-Tibet border shortly before the floods. Nepal's Foreign Minister said more than 300 Indians are missing, with 105 Indian nationals and 37 NRIs among those whose whereabouts are being verified, alongside 47 Americans, 34 Australians, 33 Britons and 24 Canadians. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah and offered full humanitarian assistance, with India dispatching 10 tonnes of HADR supplies and essential medicines. In Tibet's Gyirong county, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported 558 people missing, includ
Why it matters
Over 300 Indian nationals are among the missing in a disaster zone straddling Nepal and Tibet, prompting India's active humanitarian response and direct PM-level engagement with Kathmandu on rescue and relief coordination.
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