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Nepal buries victims of Himalayan flooding as death toll climbs past 900
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Authorities in Nepal commenced mass burials for victims of severe flash flooding near the Nepal-Tibet border. The disaster has resulted in a death toll exceeding 900 people, while rescue operations continue for thousands still unaccounted for.
WHY IT MATTERS
The disaster has severely impacted remote Himalayan communities and left thousands of missing individuals, including numerous hydropower workers, demanding extensive international search and recovery efforts.
Nepal on Monday began mass burials for the hundreds of people killed in catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border last week, as authorities announced the death toll had climbed past 900 people. Officials in Nepal and neighbouring China are still searching for more than 4,000 missing people, including hundreds of hydropower plant workers across the remote Himalayan region.
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