Nepal flood death toll passes 1,100 as search for missing continues

A week after the deadly floods in Nepal, rescuers work to find survivors

Nearly a week after flash floods devastated parts of Nepal and Tibet, rescuers are still searching for people trapped in hydropower plants. But first they have to find the plants.

By Mamita Bhandari

Nepal floods: Father borrows $13, walks for days to search for missing son

Poor, frustrated and angry, Talka Sada is losing hope after trekking across Nepal's flood-hit areas in his search.

Ground search team closes in on Nepal dam site

South Korea’s six-member ground search team is staying near the flood-hit Upper Trishuli-1 hydropower plant construction site in Nepal, where nine Korean workers went missing Aug. 26. As of Wednesday afternoon, the team was at Dhunche, about 2 kilometers from the hydropower plant’s weir, where one of the nine workers is believed to have been when the flash flood struck. Using drones, the team surveyed the area around the weir with assistance from Nepali authorities. A helicopter was used to sear

By The Korea Herald

Hopes of finding survivors dim a week after catastrophic Nepal flood as almost 4,000 missing

By Gopal Sharma, Saurabh Sharma, and David R Brunnstrom

Fatal floods expose threats to hydropower in the roof of the world

A changing climate is bringing unstable glaciers and unpredictable rain, creating new risks and raising costs for hydropower projects.

China restores road access to Tibet disaster zone as search intensifies

"Large numbers" of heavy machines have now reached the site in Gyirong where the Chinese border inspection complex once stood, along with equipment to reinforce search operations, says state broadcaster CCTV.

Nepal recovers over 1,000 bodies after glacial flood: 4,462 missing as families hold symbolic funerals - Arab News

Nepal recovers over 1,000 bodies after glacial flood: 4,462 missing as families hold symbolic funerals  Arab News

Hopes of finding survivors dim a week after catastrophic Nepal flood

At least 1,114 killed, nearly 4,000 still missing as rescuers search hydropower tunnels for survivors

By Reuters

Death toll in Nepal rises to 1,114

The death toll in Nepal from the devastating floods has risen to 1,114, the country’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said in an update Wednesday morning. At least 16 people have died on the Chinese side of the border, according to an update from state broadcaster CCTV on Sunday. Roughly 4,500 people … The post Death toll in Nepal rises to 1,114 appeared first on Egypt Independent.

By CNN

Disaster authority: Nepal flood toll rises to 1,114 dead, 3,916 missing - Dhaka Tribune

Disaster authority: Nepal flood toll rises to 1,114 dead, 3,916 missing  Dhaka Tribune

Nepal sent its disaster alert 38 minutes after the glacier collapse. It wasn’t enough - kathmandupost.com

Nepal sent its disaster alert 38 minutes after the glacier collapse. It wasn’t enough  kathmandupost.com

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