Number of missing in China and Nepal after mudslide exceeds 1,000 people
More than 1,000 people, including about 800 foreign nationals, are listed as missing after catastrophic floods in Nepal and China's Tibet, Reuters reports.
The disaster was caused by the collapse of a mass of mud and rocks into a Himalayan river, after which the mudflow passed through settlements and mountain valleys.
In Nepal, 826 people are missing, among them nearly 500 foreigners, police and tourism agencies reported. They include 177 citizens of India, 63 citizens of the United States, 34 Australians, 33 Britons, and 25 Canadians.
In Gyirong County of China's Tibet Autonomous Region, 558 people are listed as missing, including 260 foreign nationals, China Central Television reported. Chinese authorities have so far reported three dead.
The death toll in Nepal has reached at least 165 people, but authorities expect it to continue rising. According to police representative Abi Narayan Kafle, rescuers have resumed the search and expect to find more bodies.
Source: RBC
