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Nepal Flood Death Toll Surpasses 900 as Search Continues for Thousands

Deadly monsoon floods across Nepal have killed more than 900 people and left nearly 5,000 missing, including foreign tourists and hydropower workers. Rescue teams and authorities are conducting urgent searches while survivors begin burial and recovery operations.

31 Aug, 10:53 — 31 Aug, 16:33
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NYTMostly Factual4h ago

Death Toll Rises in Grand Canyon Flood as Search Efforts Continue

Officials announced a second death and said more than a dozen people remain unaccounted for following heavy rain.

By Billy Witz

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France 24High9h ago

After the floods, Nepal's survivors look to rebuilding their lives

In Nepal, after the deadly flood, another ordeal begins for the survivors: finding shelter, food, and simply the means to survive. In the devastated villages, families lost everything in minutes. And while rescue workers continue searching for possible survivors, those who escaped the disaster are trying to rebuild their lives, despite the threat of another flood. FRANCE 24's special correspondents visited Sinchaur, in the Nuwako district, one of the villages hit by the flood of August 26.

By FRANCE24

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ndtvMostly Factual4h ago

US Woman On Kailash Trip Missing After Nepal Floods, Family Seeks Help

As news of the flood spread, Mary's family, including her son Riley Wildeman and daughter-in-law Lauren Wildeman, tried repeatedly to reach her to check she was safe. When those attempts failed, they turned to authorities, the media and rescue teams for help.

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jerusalem-postMostly Factual9h ago

Second Israeli reported missing in Nepal following devastating floods that left over 800 dead

The unprecedented deluge of ice, rock, mud, and debris on the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday, blamed on a glacier collapse, killed nearly 800 people, and more than 3,000 are still missing.

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