EFFORTS CONTINUE:
Emergency teams, which have recovered 472 bodies, have been racing to save survivors from hit areas, where food and water are running out
Nepal yesterday ordered rescuers searching for survivors of deadly floods to get to safety as it reported a debris dam had burst in Tibet, bringing risks of new torrents.Emergency teams have recovered 472 bodies after a tsunami-like wall of water and mud crashed down on Wednesday, burying homes, smashing bridges and sweeping away vehicles in Nepal and Tibet.More than 1,400 people are missing, including trekkers in the Himalayas and scores of Hindu pilgrims to Tibet’s sacred snow-capped Mount Kailash.
Nepalese soldiers carry toddlers to safety alongside their family members after they were rescued by helicopter from an area cut off by flash flooding in Nepal’s Nuwakot District yesterday.
The US Geological Survey said the disaster — the deadliest for Nepal since a 2015 earthquake — was caused by a glacial collapse that triggered a vast flow of icy debris.The deluge of ice and mud also caused huge pools of water to form.
