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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Nearly 1,500 Missing After Devastating Floods Hit Nepal and Tibet
Caption: Nearly 1,500 Missing After Devastating Floods Hit Nepal and Tibet. Nearly 1,500 people, including hundreds of foreign tourists, remain missing after catastrophic Himalayan floods struck Nepal and Tibet. The disaster began when mud, rocks and glacial debris surged into a Himalayan river, devastating towns and valleys. Nepalese police say more than 165 people have died, with the death toll expected to increase further. Authorities reported 826 missing people in Nepal, including nearly 600 foreigners from more than two dozen countries. In Tibet’s Gyirong county, another 558 people are missing, including approximately 260 foreign nationals, according to authorities. Rescuers are using helicopters to search for survivors while delivering food, tents and emergency supplies. More than 5,000 Nepalese army and police personnel have been deployed across affected areas to assist rescue operations. Officials believe a glacier collapse may have triggered the devastating floods, complicating rescue efforts across remote mountainous terrain. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs and Politics,Nepal,Tibet,Himalayan floods,Gyirong county,1,500 missing,foreign tourists,Nepalese army,rescue operations,glacier collapse,landslides,emergency supplies,helicopters,natural disaster
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