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Nepal Flash Floods Leave Dozens Dead Near Tibet Border
How Nepal is responding to the crisis
Nepal’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Shisir Khanal said that 79 security personnel remained unaccounted for, and that 13 helicopters from both the army and private sector were involved in rescue efforts.
Nepali Police published the details of 29 people confirmed with injuries as a result of the flooding, most of whom are from the Nuwakot and Rasuwa regions. The list of injured included a 3-month-old who was in a stable condition.
Video shared by police showed the catastrophic flooding, with entire buildings swept away in the powerful currents. Other footage shared shows a bridge and multiple buildings on the banks of the Trishuli river destroyed in the flooding.
Police also issued a warning that they expect the flooding to continue down the Bhotekoshi river into the regions of Dhading and Muglin in the center of the country.
One of Nepal’s busiest roads, the Prithvi highway, that connects Kathmandu to the second largest city, Pokhara, passes through these regions along the Trishuli river. Police later confirmed that it would be closing this section of the highway.
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