natural disaster

Nepal’s government reported that nine people were rescued from buildings buried beneath mudslides during the massive flooding that struck the country’s north. Another 5,008 people remain missing. Israel has sent medical aid.

Rescue teams searching the flood-ravaged Nepal-Tibet border region are working to reach a tunnel entrance at a power station. Officials believe dozens of people may be trapped there alive. Meanwhile, the government says the death toll has reached 1,000.

Nepal’s government has updated the death toll from flooding in the country’s north and says more than 3,000 people remain missing. Another 546 people are missing on the Chinese side of the border.

Nepalese authorities say about 200 people have been killed in massive flooding in the country’s north. Around 1,000 people are missing, including roughly 400 tourists and at least one Israeli. Israel’s Foreign Ministry warns travelers about flooding, landslides, and blocked roads.

Massive flash floods swept through parts of northern Nepal and Tibet, damaging villages and critical infrastructure, including a hydropower dam. Officials believe an earthquake-triggered avalanche may have caused the disaster. Seventeen deaths have been confirmed, while hundreds are feared missing. Israeli officials are checking whether any Israelis were in the affected areas.

At least 39 people have been killed in southern China after Tropical Storm Maysak triggered severe flooding, dam failures, and the evacuation of 130,000 residents.

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