Rescuers are looking for survivors after a massive flash flood on the Nepal-Tibet border, with homes destroyed, roads swamped, and bridges swept away by surging mud and water
More than 800 people are missing in Nepal and at least 177 bodies have been recovered so far, with rescue efforts complicated by rain and geography
One man who was rescued by helicopter
said “my wife is still somewhere beneath the mud”.
In Tibet, at least 558 people are missing, with three confirmed dead – it’s not clear if these figures overlap with Nepal’s
On both sides of the border, hundreds of foreign nationals are missing – Nepal says that includes 178 tourists from India, 127 from Nepal, 65 Americans, 35 Australians, and 33 from the UK
The US Geological Survey says “glacial collapse and debris flow” triggered the floods – and there are fears that debris in rivers could cause a second flood
