KATHMANDU (Aug 29): Nearly 3,000 people were still missing on Saturday with 682 confirmed dead after flash floods and landslides hit the Nepal-Tibet border. The figures are likely to change, which is not uncommon in the chaos after a major disaster. Here are the latest numbers: In total: 2,980 missing Nepal’s disaster agency increased theRead More

Flash floods triggered by a glacial collapse have ravaged the Nepal-Tibet border region, with rescues under way for missing residents and Indians. A new barrier lake and shattered roads are worsening risks and complicating relief across the affected districts.

Flash floods triggered by a glacial collapse tore through Nepal and Tibet, leaving hundreds dead, missing and stranded. A new upstream barrier lake has deepened fears as India and neighbouring authorities race to rescue survivors.

The death toll in the catastrophic flash floods that struck the Nepal-Tibet border rose on Thursday to 392 people, as rescue teams waded through mud on searching for more than 1,400 missing. Experts…