Nepal and China floods: nearly 3,000 missing, 633 dead

As of Saturday, the number of missing individuals has risen to nearly 3,000, with 633 bodies recovered. Some bodies are believed to have been carried downstream into India. Nepal's disaster authority added 933 hydropower workers to a missing persons list that already included trekkers and pilgrims to Tibet's Mount Kailash.

The Red Cross stated that the catastrophe has caused "enormous" trauma, potentially affecting 93,000 people, and the death toll is expected to increase. Emergency teams are working to retrieve survivors, but food and water supplies are dwindling in affected areas. Fears of further flooding persist, with a water dam reportedly bursting again on the Tibetan side, prompting Nepali police to urge rescuers to move to safe locations.

In Tibet, Chinese authorities suspended rescue operations in Gyirong due to flood risks, though the threat later eased. On the Nepali side, the military is working to rescue over a hundred people trapped in a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower project. Nepal reported 626 deaths and 2,426 people, including hundreds of foreigners, out of contact.

In Tibet, seven people died and 554 remain missing. Authorities also evacuated 555 stranded tourists and 499 Chinese residents from Tibet. Seven bodies believed to be flood victims have been recovered from rivers in India.

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