Nepal Flood Death Toll Surpasses 1,250 as Rescue Efforts Continue

Rescue efforts continue as Nepal-China flood death toll surpasses 1,270

Authorities in Nepal use helicopters and zip lines to reach remote flood-stricken villages amid widespread destruction.

Nepal struggles to identify the remains found in floods

The recent flash floods in Nepal have left authorities facing a major challenge: identifying the remains that have been recovered, some of which are in an advanced state of decomposition. For health reasons, unidentified bodies have begun to be buried. Before each burial, DNA samples are taken, while relatives of people reported missing can visit DNA collection centres to provide samples of their own. Their genetic profiles can then be compared with those of the recovered remains, in the hope...

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Australia sending more help to Nepal as death toll rises

Australia is sending more aid to Nepal as the death toll in the disaster zone continues to rise.

How that one blue house in Nepal survived the devastating floods

Death toll rises to 1,252 in Nepal; risks of fresh floods due to incessant rainfall

Death toll rises to 1,252 in Nepal; risks of fresh floods due to incessant rainfall

Under Water And Slush: Inside Nepal's Power Station Devastated By Flood

Nepal Flood: Army personnel have been working relentlessly at Galchi to dig transformers and other equipment out from beneath the thick layers of silt and slush.

Nepal toll rises to 1,252 as rescue operations continue

Catastrophic floods on the China-Nepal border have killed at least 1,252 people in Nepal, the disaster authority has said, taking overall deaths to more than 1,270.

Nepal Floods Aftermath: Toll Nears 1250, More Than 4000 People Still Missing - Moneycontrol.com

Nepal Floods Aftermath: Toll Nears 1250, More Than 4000 People Still Missing  Moneycontrol.com

Nepal must rebuild thousands of homes, no let up in search for missing 

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Nepal floods highlight growing threat of unpredictable Himalayan hazards

Scientists investigating Nepal’s deadly Rasuwa district floods have found that a sudden, undetected ice-rock avalanche high in the Himalayas triggered the disaster, exposing the limits of conventional early-warning systems. Read the full article

Nepalis pin hopes on 'wall of the missing' in hunt for relatives after deadly flood

Some pictures are embedded in posters meticulously filled in with details of missing persons, contact numbers

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Nepal flood toll rises to 1,252 as at least 4,216 remain unaccounted for - The Daily Star

Nepal flood toll rises to 1,252 as at least 4,216 remain unaccounted for  The Daily Star

Nepal briefs diplomats on Bhotekoshi flood devastation - The Kathmandu Post

Nepal briefs diplomats on Bhotekoshi flood devastation  The Kathmandu Post

Nepal flash flood death toll rises to 1,252, over 4,200 missing

Kathmandu: The death toll from the flash floods in Nepal has risen to 1,252, while around 4,216 people remain missing or out of contact, according to the...

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