WorldPingAs rescue operations intensify in Nepal, over 900 individuals remain unaccounted for in the aftermath of devastating floods that have led to 810 confirmed deaths in both Nepal and Tibet.
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Read the full report at Times of IndiaChina rejects claims linking its massive hydropower projects in Tibet to the August 26 flash flood disaster in Nepal, calling them “malicious speculation”…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu
As the death toll from the Nepal floods surges over 900, Americans with loved ones among the 4,000 people missing are still hoping for miracles.
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WorldPingRescuers raced Monday to free hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in tunnels at hydropower sites that were buried in mud by catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-China border, as the death toll climbed and increasingly desperate families searched…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
WorldPingWorkers thought to be stuck in underground areas at 11 sites after last week’s devastating flash floods Rescue teams are working to reach more than 900 missing hydropower workers, hundreds of whom are feared trapped in the tunnels and underground are…
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WorldPingGenie Godula is pleased to welcome Dr. Basanta Raj Adhikari, Director of the Center for Disaster Studies at Tribhuvan University’s Institute of Engineering. He describes the disaster as an illustration of the limits of conventional prevention in the Himalayas.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
Rescuers continued their search, rescue and recovery efforts in Nepal on Monday. Around 4,200 people are still missing, and Nepal's national disaster agency said at least 903 people are dead. Ramy Inocencio reports.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CBS News
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