Khatmandu, MINA – The death toll from flash floods and mudslides along the Nepal-China border has risen above 1,300 on Friday, while more than 5,600 others remain missing, nine days after the disaster struck the Himalayan region, according to official data from both countries, Anadolu Agency reports.
Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said 1,287 people were killed, while 5,083 others, including 583 foreigners, remain missing.
The latest data was released after Nepal rescued two people from the Trishuli 3A Hydropower Project. At least six hydropower projects have been hit by flash floods on the Nepalese side of the border, while a search continues for around 900 personnel deployed at the facilities.
Chinese authorities said at least 21 people were killed, while 541 others remained missing in the southwestern Xizang Autonomous Region, also known as Tibet.
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The combined death toll on both sides of the border reached 1,308, while 5,624 people remain missing. Of those missing, 844 are foreigners, according to official figures.[]
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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