Himalayan flooding kills over 1,000 in Nepal and Tibet
A catastrophic flood that struck the Himalaya region on August 26 has killed at least 1,000 people, with 987 deaths reported in Nepal alone. Authorities in Nepal and China remain without contact with 4,462 people six days after the disaster.

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Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority reduced the missing from 4,462 to 3,916 after removing more than 290 people from the hydropower facility count. Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah attributed the disaster to an avalanche of snow and ice in the Himalaya region.
Authorities in Nepal and China remain without contact with 4,462 people six days after the disaster. A glacial collapse triggered the initial surge that caused the flooding. Hundreds of people remain unaccounted for, many possibly trapped in hydropower tunnels.
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