A fresh flash flood threat is looming over Nepal after a devastating deluge in Rasuwa district, with a massive natural blockage still holding back water and debris upstream near the Nepal-China border, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has warned.
A mango tree became an unlikely lifeline for a 24-year-old labourer who was swept away by a devastating flash flood in Nepal, as the death toll from floods and landslides rose to at least 165.
Around 1,500 remain missing after a devastating flash flood swept through areas along the Nepal-China border and Tibet, sending torrents of mud, rocks and debris through settlements and key transport routes, reports Reuters.
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A 68-year-old man injured in flash floods and landslides in Nepal has been left searching for his wife after she was swept away by a torrent of mud near the Nepal-Tibet border.
The death toll in a flash flood, which swept through Nepal’s Rasuwa district, climbed to 157, with more than 400 people reported missing or out of contact, including around 133 Indian nationals.